jQuery: Append doesn't work with leading spaces

Question

If I use jQuery's .append() with a string that has leading spaces, it skips the spaces.

Example: $("#div").append(" test"); appends test without the four spaces that are in front of it.

How would I allow the appending of leading spaces?

Answer 1

Are you expecting to see the white space on the page? if so, you need to use   s or non-breaking spaces.

demo: http://jsfiddle.net/W6RMA/