Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:id="@+id/activity_detail" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context="com.example.test.testing.ui.DetailActivity"> <ScrollView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <RelativeLayout android:layout_below="@id/topHalf">layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"> <TextView android:id="@+id/lbl_quote_text" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/lbl_quote_attribution" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@id/lbl_quote_text" android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light" android:textStyle="italic" /> </RelativeLayout> </ScrollView> </RelativeLayout>