JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<p>No Space</p>
<p>&nbsp1 Space</p>
    <p>&nbsp&nbsp2 Spaces</p>
        <p>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp3 Spaces</p>
            <p>&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp4 Spaces</p>

JavaScript

$('p').each( function() {
    var elem = $( this );
    elem.html( elem.html().replace( /&nbsp;/g,'' ) );
} );