JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by coltrane

HTML

<li id='list_id'>
    &nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="checkbox" name="check"><span>&nbsp;</span>good&nbsp;foo
    </li>

JavaScript

var listItem = $('#list_id');
    var s = listItem.html();
    s = s.substring( 0, s.indexOf('<'));

    var matches = s.match(/&nbsp;/g);
    alert(matches.length);