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How to create string with multiple spaces in JavaScript

By creating a variable

var a = 'something' + '        ' + 'something'

I get this value: 'something something'.

How can I create a string with multiple spaces on it in JavaScript?

Solution

  • In 2022 - use ES6 Template Literals for this task. If you need IE11 Support - use a transpiler.

    let a = `something       something`;

    Template Literals are fast, powerful, and produce cleaner code.

    If you need IE11 support and you don't have transpiler, stay strong 💪 and use \xa0 - it is a NO-BREAK SPACE char.

    Reference from UTF-8 encoding table and Unicode characters, you can write as below:

    var a = 'something' + '\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0' + 'something';