Set Image on Left side of EditText in Android

Instead of using android:drawableLeft="@drawable/name_icon_edittext", create separateImageView for the name_icon. This way you have more control on placing it on the layout

Note: I am assuming your layout is RelativeLayout

You can use android:drawablePadding="10dp" property in the xml file. There's no need to create separate imagview for the icon.

if you want to add some space between you text and image then use'drawablePadding' property in xml

android:drawablePadding="10dp"

here is complete example how to use in edittext in xml file

             <EditText
                android:id="@+id/edittext"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:drawableLeft="@drawable/ic_left"
                android:drawablePadding="10dp" />