Cards

Cards contain content and actions about a single subject.

"Cards with text, numbers, graph, and a chart"

Contents

Design and API Documentation
Using cards
Card
Theming

Design and API Documentation

Using cards

Before you can use a Material card, you need to add a dependency to the Material Components for Android library. For more information, go to the Getting started page.

Cards support checking and dragging, but those behaviors are not implemented by default.

Making cards accessible

The contents within a card should follow their own accessibility guidelines, such as images having content descriptions set on them.

If you have a draggable card, you should set an AccessibilityDelegate on it, so that the behavior can be accessible via screen readers such as TalkBack. See the draggable card section below for more info.

Making a card checkable

Outlined card with a checked button and a light purple overlay; secondary
title and Action 1 and Action 2 buttons

When a card is checked, it will show a checked icon and change its foreground color. There is no default behavior for enabling/disabling the checked state. An example of how to do it in response to a long click is shown below.

In the layout:

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    ...
    android:clickable="true"
    android:focusable="true"
    android:checkable="true">

    ...

</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

In code:

card.setOnLongClickListener {
    card.setChecked(!card.isChecked)
    true
}

Making a card draggable

Outlined card with a light grey overlay; secondary title and Action 1 and
Action 2 buttons, being dragged

Cards have an app:state_dragged with foreground and elevation changes to convey motion. We recommend using ViewDragHelper to set the dragged state:

private inner class ViewDragHelperCallback : ViewDragHelper.Callback() {

    override fun onViewCaptured(capturedChild: View, activePointerId: Int) {
        if (capturedChild is MaterialCardView) {
            (view as MaterialCardView).setDragged(true)
        }
    }

    override fun onViewReleased(releaseChild: View, xVel: Float, yVel: Float) {
        if (releaseChild is MaterialCardView) {
            (view as MaterialCardView).setDragged(false)
        }
    }
}

Alternatively, the Material Catalog has an implementation example that you can copy, which uses a custom class called DraggableCoordinatorLayout. It is used as the parent container in the layout:

In the layout:

xml

<io.material.catalog.draggable.DraggableCoordinatorLayout
    android:id="@+id/parentContainer"
    ...>

    <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
        ...>

        ...

    </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

</io.material.catalog.draggable.DraggableCoordinatorLayout>

In code:

parentContainer.addDraggableChild(card)

parentContainer.setViewDragListener(object : DraggableCoordinatorLayout.ViewDragListener {

    override fun onViewCaptured(view: View, pointerId: Int) {
        card.isDragged = true
    }

    override fun onViewReleased(view: View, vX: Float, vY: Float) {
        card.isDragged = false
    }
})

Finally, make sure the behavior is accessible by setting an AccessibilityDelegate on the card. The code below demonstrates how to allow the user to move the card to two different positions on the screen.

private val cardDelegate = object : AccessibilityDelegate() {
    override fun onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host: View, info: AccessibilityNodeInfo) {
        super.onInitializeAccessibilityNodeInfo(host, info)

        val layoutParams = card!!.layoutParams as CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams
        val gravity = layoutParams.gravity
        val isOnTop = gravity and Gravity.TOP == Gravity.TOP
        val isOnBottom = gravity and Gravity.BOTTOM == Gravity.BOTTOM

        if (!isOnTop) {
            info.addAction(AccessibilityAction(R.id.move_card_top_action, getString(R.string.card_action_move_top)))
        }
        if (!isOnBottom) {
            info.addAction(AccessibilityAction(R.id.move_card_bottom_action, getString(R.string.card_action_move_bottom)))
        }
    }

    override fun performAccessibilityAction(host: View, action: Int, arguments: Bundle): Boolean {
        val gravity: Int
        if (action == R.id.move_card_top_action) {
            gravity = Gravity.TOP
        } else if (action == R.id.move_card_bottom_action) {
            gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM
        } else {
            return super.performAccessibilityAction(host, action, arguments)
        }

        val layoutParams = card!!.layoutParams as CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams
        if (layoutParams.gravity != gravity) {
            layoutParams.gravity = gravity
            card!!.requestLayout()
        }

        return true
    }
}

Note: Cards also support a swipe-to-dismiss behavior through the use of 'SwipeDismissBehavior'. You can see an example here.

Card

On mobile, an outlined or a filled card’s default elevation is 0dp, with a raised dragged elevation of 8dp. The Material Android library also provides an elevated card style, which has an elevation of 1dp, with a raised dragged elevation of 2dp.

Outlined card with a secondary title and Action 1 and Action 2 buttons in
purple

Card examples

API and source code:

MaterialCardView
- Class definition
- Class source

Note: You don't need to specify a style tag as long as you are using a Material Components Theme. If not, set the style to Widget.Material3.CardView.Outlined, Widget.Material3.CardView.Filled or Widget.Material3.CardView.Elevated.

Outlined card

The following example shows an outlined card.

"Outlined card with photo, a title, a secondary title, text, and Action 1 and
Action 2 buttons in purple"

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    android:id="@+id/card"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_margin="8dp">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <!-- Media -->
        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="194dp"
            app:srcCompat="@drawable/media"
            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
            android:contentDescription="@string/content_description_media"
            />

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:padding="16dp">

            <!-- Title, secondary and supporting text -->
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="@string/title"
                android:textAppearance="?attr/textAppearanceTitleMedium"
                />
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
                android:text="@string/secondary_text"
                android:textAppearance="?attr/textAppearanceBodyMedium"
                android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
                />
            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
                android:text="@string/supporting_text"
                android:textAppearance="?attr/textAppearanceBodyMedium"
                android:textColor="?android:attr/textColorSecondary"
                />

        </LinearLayout>

        <!-- Buttons -->
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="8dp"
            android:orientation="horizontal">
            <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
                android:text="@string/action_1"
                style="?attr/borderlessButtonStyle"
                />
            <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="@string/action_2"
                style="?attr/borderlessButtonStyle"
                />
        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>

</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

Filled card

The following example shows an filled card.

"Filled card with a photo, title, a secondary title, text, and Action 1 and
Action 2 buttons in purple"

In the layout:

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    ...
    style="?attr/materialCardViewFilledStyle">

    ...

</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

Elevated card

The following example shows an elevated card.

"Elevated card with a photo, title, a secondary title, text, and Action 1 and
Action 2 buttons in purple"

In the layout:

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    ...
    style="?attr/materialCardViewElevatedStyle">

    ...

</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

Anatomy and key properties

A card has a container and an optional thumbnail, header text, secondary text, media, supporting text, buttons and icons.

card anatomy diagram

Container
Headline
Subhead
Supporting text
Image
Buttons

Note: All the optional elements of a card's content (with the exception of the checked icon) are implemented through the use of other views/components, as shown in the card examples section.

Container attributes

Element	Attribute	Related method(s)	Default value
Color	`app:cardBackgroundColor`	`setCardBackgroundColor` `getCardBackgroundColor`	`?attr/colorSurface` (outlined style)`?attr/colorSurfaceContainerHighest` (filled style)`?attr/colorSurfaceContainerLow` (elevated style)
Foreground color	`app:cardForegroundColor`	`setCardForegroundColor` `getCardForegroundColor`	`@android:color/transparent` (see all states)
Stroke color	`app:strokeColor`	`setStrokeColor` `getStrokeColor` `getStrokeColorStateList`	`?attr/colorOutline` (unchecked) `?attr/colorSecondary` (checked)
Stroke width	`app:strokeWidth`	`setStrokeWidth` `getStrokeWidth`	`1dp` (outlined style) `0dp` (elevated or filled style)
Shape	`app:shapeAppearance`	`setShapeAppearanceModel` `getShapeAppearanceModel`	`?attr/shapeAppearanceMediumComponent`
Elevation	`app:cardElevation`	`setCardElevation` `setCardMaxElevation`	`0dp` (outlined or filled style) `1dp` (elevated style)
Ripple color	`app:rippleColor`	`setRippleColor` `setRippleColorResource` `getRippleColor`	`?attr/colorOnSurfaceVariant` at 20% opacity (see all states)

Note: We recommend that cards on mobile have 8dp margins. android:layout_margin will NOT work in default styles (for example materialCardViewStyle) so either set this attr directly on a MaterialCardView in the layout or add it to a style that is applied in the layout with style="@style/....

Note: Without an app:strokeColor, the card will not render a stroked border, regardless of the app:strokeWidth value.

Checked icon attributes

Element	Attribute	Related method(s)	Default value
Icon	`checkedIcon`	`setCheckedIcon` `setCheckedIconResource` `getCheckedIcon`	`@drawable/ic_mtrl_checked_circle.xml`
Color	`checkedIconTint`	`setCheckedIconTint` `getCheckedIconTint`	`?attr/colorOutline` (unchecked) `?attr/colorSecondary` (checked)
Checkable	`android:checkable`	`setCheckable` `isCheckable`	`false`
Size	`checkedIconSize`	`setCheckedIconSize` `setCheckedIconSizeResource` `getCheckedIconSize`	`24dp`
Margin	`checkedIconMargin`	`setCheckedIconMargin` `setCheckedIconMarginResource` `getCheckedIconMargin`	`8dp`
Gravity	`checkedIconGravity`	`setCheckedIconGravity` `getCheckedIconGravity`	`TOP_END`

States

Cards can have the following states:

State	Description	Related method(s)
Default	Card is not checked and not dragged	N/A
Checked (`android:state_checked`)	`true` if a card is checked	`setChecked` `setOnCheckedChangeListener` `isChecked`
Dragged (`app:state_dragged`)	`true` when a card is being dragged	`setDragged` `isDragged`

Styles

Element	Style
Default style	`Widget.Material3.CardView.Outlined`

Default style theme attribute: ?attr/materialCardViewStyle

Additional style theme attributes: ?attr/materialCardViewOutlinedStyle, ?attr/materialCardViewFilledStyle, ?attr/materialCardViewElevatedStyle

See the full list of styles and attributes.

Theming cards

A card supports Material Theming and can be customized in terms of color, typography and shape.

Card theming example

API and source code

MaterialCardView
- Class definition
- Class source

The following example shows a card with Material Theming.

Card with Shrine theme with photo, title, secondary title, text and Action 1
and 2 buttons in black

Implementing card theming

Use theme attributes and a style in res/values/styles.xml to apply the theme to all cards. This will affect other components:

xml

<style name="Theme.App" parent="Theme.Material3.*">
    ...
    <item name="colorSecondary">@color/shrine_pink_100</item>
    <item name="colorSurface">@color/shrine_pink_light</item>
    <item name="colorOnSurfaceVariant">@color/shrine_pink_900</item>
    <item name="shapeAppearanceMediumComponent">@style/ShapeAppearance.App.MediumComponent</item>
</style>

<style name="ShapeAppearance.App.MediumComponent" parent="ShapeAppearance.Material3.MediumComponent">
    <item name="cornerFamily">cut</item>
    <item name="cornerSize">8dp</item>
</style>

Use a default style theme attribute, styles and a theme overlay. This applies a theme to all cards but does not affect other components:

xml

<style name="Theme.App" parent="Theme.Material3.*">
    ...
    <item name="materialCardViewStyle">@style/Widget.App.CardView</item>
</style>

<style name="Widget.App.CardView" parent="Widget.Material3.CardView.Elevated">
    <item name="materialThemeOverlay">@style/ThemeOverlay.App.Card</item>
    <item name="shapeAppearance">@style/ShapeAppearance.App.MediumComponent</item>
</style>

<style name="ThemeOverlay.App.Card" parent="">
    <item name="colorSecondary">@color/shrine_pink_100</item>
    <item name="colorSurface">@color/shrine_pink_light</item>
    <item name="colorOnSurfaceVariant">@color/shrine_pink_900</item>
</style>

Use the style in the layout. This affects only this specific card:

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    ...
    style="@style/Widget.App.CardView"
/>

In order to optimize shape theming, some (optional) adjustments need to be made to the card layout to incorporate ShapeableImageView.

In the layout:

xml

<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
    ...
    app:cardPreventCornerOverlap="false">

    ...

        <!-- Media -->
        <com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView
            ...
            app:shapeAppearance="?attr/shapeAppearanceMediumComponent"
            app:shapeAppearanceOverlay="@style/ShapeAppearanceOverlay.App.Card.Media"
            />

</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

In res/values/styles.xml:

xml

<style name="ShapeAppearanceOverlay.App.Card.Media" parent="">
    <item name="cornerSizeBottomLeft">0dp</item>
    <item name="cornerSizeBottomRight">0dp</item>
</style>

Note: In order to apply a theme to card contents (text, buttons, etc.), the relevant styles/attributes for these components need to be included. For more information, see the article on buttons.

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Design and API Documentation ​

Using cards ​

Making cards accessible ​

Making a card checkable ​

Making a card draggable ​

Card ​

Card examples ​

Outlined card ​

Filled card ​

Elevated card ​

Anatomy and key properties ​

Container attributes ​

Checked icon attributes ​

States ​

Styles ​

Theming cards ​

Card theming example ​

Implementing card theming ​

Cards

Design and API Documentation

Using cards

Making cards accessible

Making a card checkable

Making a card draggable

Card

Card examples

Outlined card

Filled card

Elevated card

Anatomy and key properties

Container attributes

Checked icon attributes

States

Styles

Theming cards

Card theming example

Implementing card theming