JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">

JavaScript

var myString = "000String";

while( myString.charAt( 0 ) === '0' )
    myString = myString.slice( 1 );

alert( myString );