Android API 21 Toolbar Padding

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How do I get rid of the extra padding in the new Toolbar with Android SDK API version 21  the support library    I am talking about the red arrows on this picture     Here is the code I am using    lt android support v7 widget Toolbar         android id    id toolbar          android layout height  wrap content          android layout width  match parent          android background   attr colorPrimary          android padding  0dp          android layout margin  0dp  gt            lt RelativeLayout             android id    id action bar layout              android layout width  match parent              android layout height  match parent              android layout margin  0dp              android padding  0dp              android background   000000  gt                lt Spinner                 android layout width  wrap content                  android layout height  wrap content   gt            lt  RelativeLayout gt   lt  Toolbar gt    As you can see I ve set all the relevant padding to 0  but there is still padding around the Spinner  What have I done wrong or what do I need to do to get rid of the extra padding   Edit Some have questioned why I am trying to do this    As per the Material Design specs  the spinner should be 72dp from the left side   I need to neutralize the padding Google have put there in order to properly place my spinner    Edit 2  As per Chris Bane s answer below I set the contentInsetStart to 0  For the support library you will need to use the app namespace    lt android support v4 widget DrawerLayout     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  match parent  gt         lt android support v7 widget Toolbar         android id    id toolbar          android layout height  wrap content          android layout width  match parent          android minHeight   dimen action bar height          android background   attr colorPrimary          android contentInsetStart  0dp          android contentInsetLeft  0dp          app contentInsetLeft  0dp          app contentInsetStart  0dp          app theme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat Dark ActionBar          app popupTheme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat Light  gt    lt  android support v4 widget DrawerLayout gt    I hope this helps someone  it had me confused for several days

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In case someone else stumbles here    you can set padding as well  for instance   Toolbar toolbar    Toolbar  findViewById R id toolbar    int padding   200    padding left and right  toolbar setPadding padding  toolbar getPaddingTop    padding  toolbar getPaddingBottom       Or contentInset   toolbar setContentInsetsAbsolute toolbar getContentInsetLeft    200

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Toolbar actionBar getCustomView   getParent    setContentInsetsAbsolute 0 0

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Ok so if you need 72dp  couldn t you just add the difference in padding in the xml file  This way you keep Androids default Inset Padding that they want us to use    So  72-16 56  Therefor  add 56dp padding to put yourself at an indent margin total of 72dp   Or you could just change the values in the Dimen xml files  that s what I am doing now  It changes everything  the entire layout  including the ToolBar when implemented in the new proper Android way   Dimen Resource File  The link I added shows the Dimen values at 2dp because I changed it but it was default set at 16dp  Just FYI

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The left inset is caused by Toolbar s contentInsetStart which by default is 16dp   Change this to 72dp to align to the keyline   Update for support library v24 0 0    To match the Material Design spec there s an additional attribute contentInsetStartWithNavigation which by default is 16dp  Change this if you also have a navigation icon

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this works for me on my Android 7 11 phone    lt  -- TOOLBAR -- gt   lt android support v7 widget Toolbar     android id    id toolbar      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  wrap content      app contentInsetStartWithNavigation  0dp  gt        lt TextView         style   style TextAppearance AppCompat Widget ActionBar Title          android id    id toolbar title          android layout width  wrap content          android layout height  wrap content          android text   string create account title          android textColor   color color dark grey   gt    lt  android support v7 widget Toolbar gt    note  I had absolutely no success with padding 0  or contentInsetLeft 0  or contentInsetStart 0

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Above answer is correct but there is still one thing that might create issues  At least it did create an issue for me   I used the following and it doesn t work properly on older devices -  android contentInsetStart  0dp  android contentInsetLeft  0dp  app contentInsetLeft  0dp  app contentInsetStart  0dp    The trick is here just use the following -   app contentInsetLeft  0dp  app contentInsetStart  0dp    and get rid of -   android contentInsetStart  0dp  android contentInsetLeft  0dp    And now it should work fine throughout all the devices   Hope it helps

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Here is what I did and it works perfectly on every version of Android   toolbar xml   lt android support v7 widget Toolbar     xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android      xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto      android id    id toolbar      android layout width  match parent      android layout height  56dp      android background   color primary color      app theme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat      app popupTheme   style ThemeOverlay AppCompat Light  gt        lt TextView         android id    id toolbar title          android layout width  match parent          android layout height  match parent          android layout marginLeft  16dp   lt  -- Add margin -- gt          android layout marginStart  16dp          android gravity  left center          android text  Toolbar Title   lt  -- Your title text -- gt          android textColor   color white   lt  -- Matches default title styles -- gt          android textSize  20sp          android fontFamily  sans-serif-medium   gt    lt  android support v7 widget Toolbar gt    MyActivity java  To hide default toolbar title   getSupportActionBar   setDisplayShowTitleEnabled false      Hide default toolbar title   Result with Keylines Shown

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A combination of   android padding  0dp   In the xml for the Toolbar  and   mToolbar setContentInsetsAbsolute 0  0   In the code  This worked for me

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Make your toolbar like    lt android support v7 widget Toolbar xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  xmlns app  http   schemas android com apk res-auto  android id    id menuToolbar  android layout width  match parent  android layout height  wrap content  android layout margin  0dp  android background   color white  android contentInsetLeft  10dp  android contentInsetRight  10dp  android contentInsetStart  10dp  android minHeight   attr actionBarSize  android padding  0dp  app contentInsetLeft  10dp  app contentInsetRight  10dp  app contentInsetStart  10dp  gt  lt  android support v7 widget Toolbar gt    You need to add      contentInset   attribute to add spacing  please follow this link for more - Android Tips

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Simpley add this two line in toolbar  Then we get new removed left side space bcoz by default it 16dp       android contentInsetStart  0dp  app contentInsetStart  0dp

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