How to Create a Circular ImageView in Android Without using Any Library? Last Updated : 15 Aug, 2022 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report This article aims to help in How to create a Circular image view in Android without using any library in an Android Application. A Simple Circular ImageView can be made with a White Border and Transparent Content of any shape without using any Library. The code has been given in both Java and Kotlin Programming Language for Android. Step by Step ImplementationStep 1: Creating the Layout of the Circular ImageView Create a New Drawable Resource File in the Drawable Directory which defines the shape of the ImageView which is a Circle. Here, the File name is circular.xml XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- res/drawable/circular.xml --> <!-- defines the circular shape and its properties --> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:innerRadius="0dp" android:shape="ring" android:thicknessRatio="2.0" android:useLevel="false" > <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" /> <stroke android:width="9dp" android:color="@android:color/white" /> </shape> Step 2: Make a LayerList Drawable so that it can act as a Background to your ImageView.Create a New XML file in the Drawable Directory with the name image.xml. Here File name is image.xml XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- res/drawable/image.xml --> <!-- define LayerList --> <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > <!-- set image to be shown on circular ImageView --> <item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_launcher"/> <item android:drawable="@drawable/circular"/> </layer-list> Step 3: Creating the activity_main.xml XML <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:gravity="center" > <!--put image.xml as background to your image view--> <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:background="@drawable/image"/> </RelativeLayout> Step 4: Creating the Backend MainActivity File Java import android.graphics.Color; import android.os.Bundle; import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable; import android.widget.Toast; import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar; import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { ActionBar actionBar; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); actionBar = getSupportActionBar(); ColorDrawable colorDrawable = new ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor("#0F9D58")); actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(colorDrawable); Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Circular Image View " + "without using any library", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); } } Kotlin import android.graphics.Color import android.os.Bundle import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable import android.widget.Toast import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() { private var actionBar: ActionBar? = null override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContentView(R.layout.activity_main) actionBar = supportActionBar val colorDrawable = ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor("#0F9D58")) actionBar?.setBackgroundDrawable(colorDrawable) Toast.makeText(this, "Circular Image View " + "without using any library", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show() } } Output: Circular ImageView Comment More infoAdvertise with us R Rishabh007 Follow Improve Article Tags : Android Android-View Explore Android Tutorial 15+ min read BasicsIntroduction to Android Development 5 min read History of Android 15+ min read Best Way to Become Android Developer – A Complete Roadmap 7 min read Android Development Prerequisites [2025] - Things to Learn Before Android Development 8 min read Android App Development Fundamentals for Beginners 6 min read Android Architecture 5 min read Android System Architecture 3 min read Android Boot Process 4 min read Difference between Java and Kotlin in Android with Examples 3 min read Interesting Facts About Android 3 min read Software Setup and ConfigurationDownload and Instal JDK on Windows, Mac and Linux 7 min read Guide to Install and Setup IntelliJ IDEA for Android App Development 5 min read Guide to Install and Setup Visual Studio for Android App Development 4 min read How to Run the Android App on a Real Device? 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