JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by wirey00
HTML
<div id="mydiv">
<span></span>
<span><br></span>
<span> <span><br></span> </span>
<span> <span><br> <span></span> </span> </span>
<span> <img src="someimg.jpg" width="100" height="100"> </span>
<span>some text</span>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#mydiv span br').remove();
while($('#mydiv span:empty').length > 0){
$('#mydiv span:empty').remove();
}