how do i add an ` ` into an element? it k...

# javascript

[Michael Kotlikov]

how do i add an   into an element? it keeps appearing as normal text😞

[spand]

Does it not have an effect? It is a space after all

[Michael Kotlikov]

it just says  , i want it to display as a space

[spand]

Maybe use kotlins Typography.nbsp instead

[Michael Kotlikov]

i found the solution

div {
  attrs.unsafe {
    +Entities.nbsp.text
  }
}

[spand]

Doesnt div { +Entities.nbsp } work also ?

[Michael Kotlikov]

nope, nbsp is an enum, if you do

div {
  +Entities.nbsp.text
}

you'll see:   instead of

[spand]

Weird. My example works in my version of kotlinx.html

[Filipp Riabchun]

Michael probably uses React, and it escapes special chars like &

[Michael Kotlikov]

yeah, I'm using create-react-kotlin-app

[Michael Kotlikov]

i keep forgetting that I'm jsxing and not htmling