java - HTML rendering issue - space between 2 characters -

i have html renderer java file has below code , called jsp , displays ui. comes hyperlink below.

sb.append( "<td style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">").append( "<a href=\"" ).append(taxdetailhref).append("\">").append( txvo.gettaxnumber() ).append( txvo.gettaxtype() ).append( "</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>" ); 

here txvo.gettaxtype() "as"

when renderes/displays ui see space between 2 characters of same field in form example,"201518712135751as" gets displayed "201518712135751a s" reason? removed hyperlink , tried display in ui , works fine not hyperlink. pointers?