Multiple Spaces Between Words in HTML without  

Look at the white-space css property

Using

.barcode{
    white-space:pre; /* or pre-wrap if you want wrapping to still work. */
}

and

<span class="barcode">*AA-XXXX    *"</span>

will do the trick.

.barcode{
    font-family:Courier;
    white-space:pre; /* or pre-wrap if you want wrapping to still work.*/
}

<span class="barcode">*AA-XXXX    *"</span>

external demo: http://www.jsfiddle.net/gaby/Z3gkq/