RegEx how to replace multiple spaces with a single one

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Remove all multiple spaces in Javascript and replace with single space

How can I replace, for instance this:

"  "
"   "
"    "
"     "

with

" "

How can I replace all the empty space characters with a single empty char using regex?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '11 at 14:58

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I think myString.replace(/ {2,}/g," ") should do it.

answered Aug 08 '11 at 14:58

James Montagne

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Better use `/ {2,}/g`, or you'll also replace all the single spaces with themselves. – Tim Pietzcker Aug 08 '11 at 14:59

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