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').text(function (i, old) {
    return old.replace(/\u00A0/g, '')
});