Answer by Meenal for Android TextView Padding with a drawable background in xml

try this..if this matches your requirement :

<TextView        android:layout_width="wrap_content"        android:layout_height="wrap_content"        android:textSize="18sp"        android:gravity="center"        android:padding="10dip"        android:drawablePadding="10dip"        android:drawableLeft="@drawable/ic_launcher"        android:background="@drawable/preview_dailog_bg"        android:text="swipe_element"        android:textColor="@android:color/white"        android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>