Android Jetpack Compose Button with Icon and Text

Many times in android applications while using a button we have to display an image along with the text in our button. So that users will get to know about what the button actually does rather than simply displaying icons within the button. In this article, we will take a look at How to combine text and image in a button in an Android application using Jetpack Compose. A sample video is given below to get an idea about what we are going to do in this article.

Step by Step Implementation

Step 1: Create a New Project in Android Studio

To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio. While choosing the template, select Empty Compose Activity. If you do not find this template, try upgrading the Android Studio to the latest version. We demonstrated the application in Kotlin, so make sure you select Kotlin as the primary language while creating a New Project.

Step 2: Adding a new color to the Color.kt file

Navigate to app > java > your app’s package name > ui.theme > Color.kt file and add the below code to it. 

Kotlin

package com.example.testproject.ui.theme

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

val Purple200 = Color(0xFF0F9D58)
val Purple500 = Color(0xFF0F9D58)
val Purple700 = Color(0xFF3700B3)
val Teal200 = Color(0xFF03DAC5)

// on below line we are adding different colors.
val greenColor = Color(0xFF0F9D58)

Step 3: Working with the MainActivity.kt file

Go to the MainActivity.kt file and refer to the following code. Below is the code for the MainActivity.kt file. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.

Kotlin

package com.example.testproject

import android.annotation.SuppressLint
import android.content.Context
import android.content.Intent
import android.hardware.Sensor
import android.hardware.SensorManager
import android.net.Uri
import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
import androidx.compose.ui.res.imageResource

import android.util.Log
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
import androidx.activity.compose.setContent
import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
import androidx.compose.material.*
import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role.Companion.Image
import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.TextFieldValue
import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat.startActivity
import com.example.testproject.ui.theme.TestProjectTheme
import com.example.testproject.ui.theme.greenColor

class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
    @SuppressLint("UnusedMaterialScaffoldPaddingParameter")
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            TestProjectTheme {
                // on below line we are specifying
                // background color for our application
                Surface(
                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
                    color = MaterialTheme.colors.background
                ) {
                    // on below line we are specifying theme as scaffold.
                    Scaffold(
                        // in scaffold we are specifying top bar.
                        topBar = {
                            // inside top bar we are
                            // specifying background color.
                            TopAppBar(backgroundColor = greenColor,
                                // along with that we are specifying
                                // title for our top bar.
                                title = {
                                    // in the top bar we are specifying
                                    // title as a text
                                    Text(
                                        // on below line we are specifying
                                        // text to display in top app bar.
                                        text = "GFG",

                                        color = Color.White,

                                        // on below line we are specifying
                                        // modifier to fill max width.
                                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),

                                        // on below line we are
                                        // specifying text alignment.
                                        textAlign = TextAlign.Center,

                                        // on below line we are
                                        // specifying color for our text.
                                    )
                                }
                            )
                        }
                    ) {
                        // on below line we are calling open
                        // URL method to open our URL
                        openURL()
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

@Composable
fun openURL() {

    // in the below line, we are
    // creating variables for URL
    val url = remember {
        mutableStateOf(TextFieldValue())
    }

    // on below line we are creating
    // a variable for a context
    val ctx = LocalContext.current

    // on the below line we are creating a column
    Column(
        // on the below line we are specifying modifier
        // and setting max height and max width
        // for our column
        modifier = Modifier
            .fillMaxSize()
            .fillMaxHeight()
            .fillMaxWidth()
            // on below line we are
            // adding padding for our column
            .padding(5.dp),
        // on below line we are specifying horizontal
        // and vertical alignment for our column
        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
    ) {

        Text(
            "Combine Text and Image in Button",
            textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
            style = TextStyle(
                fontFamily = FontFamily.Default,
                fontSize = 20.sp,
                fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold
            )
        )
        // on below line adding a spacer.
        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(20.dp))

        // on below line adding a button to open URL
        Button(onClick = {
            Toast.makeText(ctx, "Welcome to Geeks for Geeks", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
        }) {
            Column(
                // on below line we are specifying modifier
                // and setting max height and max width
                // for our column
                modifier = Modifier
                    // on below line we are
                    // adding padding for our column
                    .padding(5.dp),
                // on the below line we are specifying horizontal
                // and vertical alignment for our column
                horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
                verticalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
            ) {
                Image(
                    // on below line we are specifying the drawable
                    // image for our image.
                    painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.ic_android),

                    // on below line we are specifying
                    // content description for our image
                    contentDescription = "Image",

                    // on below line we are setting height
                    // and width for our image.
                    modifier = Modifier
                        .height(100.dp)
                        .width(100.dp)

                )
                // adding spacer on below line.
                Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))

                // adding text on below line.
                Text(
                    // specifying text as android
                    "Android",

                    // on below line adding style
                    style = TextStyle(fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold),

                    // adding text align on below line.
                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center,

                    // adding font size on below line.
                    fontSize = 20.sp
                )

            }
        }
    }
}

Now run your application to see the output of it. 

Output: