How to convert != to ≠ and -> to → in Android Studio?

Question

In some video tutorials, I saw that Android Studio automatically converts != and -> to equivalent unicode characters. How can I config my Android Studio for doing this?

Answer 1

This is just the font not Android Studio actually you can use it in any text editor/IDE and get the same result you can find link to Fira code font.

Instructions for Android Studio:

Version 2016.2 and later

Proper support for ligatures was added in 2016.2 (incl. font compatibility & better performance). - Enable in Settings → Editor → Colors & Fonts → Font → Enable Font Ligatures - Select Fira Code as "Primary font" under Settings → Editor → Colors & Fonts → Font → Editor Font

NOTE that since 2016.3 IntelliJ products come with Fira Code bundled with the editor itself. If you want latest version of Fira Code, install it separately & restart your editor.