Removing empty paragraph tags

Question

I would like to find the simplest way to trim the empty

tags before any text starts. for example i have the below text.

<p> </p><p> </p>
<p> </p><p>     </p>
<p>    </p>
<p>This is an example<br></p><p> </p><p>continue </p>

I would like the output to be <p>This is an example<br></p><p> </p><p>continue </p>

I want all the empty P tags to be removed. There can be more than one space between

tags.

I have the options to use CSS or VB or c#.

Answer 1

You have tagged your question in css. So, I'm providing you an answer in css using :empty pseudo class selector:

p:empty{
  display: none;
}

See can I use :empty

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As per your updated question:

you can use not like below:

p:empty :not(p + p:empty){
   display: none;
}