javascript stealing whitespace shouldn't?

i have html record formula identical following.

<table>
    <tr>
    <td id="mycell">hello  world</td>
    </tr>
</table>

i am controlling javascript following value

document.getelementbyid(cell2.element.id).innertext

this advantage calm "hello world" wholly 1 space between hello world. i contingency keep same array spaces, there any proceed done?

i've attempted controlling innerhtml, outerhtml identical items, nonetheless i'm carrying luck.

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