JS: inline date substring…how to prevent space before?

Given:

<p id="copyright">
&copy;&nbsp;&apos;
<script>
document.getElementById('copyright').appendChild(document.createTextNode(new Date().getFullYear().toString().substr(-2)))
</script>
Company Name
</p>

How does one prevent the space between the ‘ and the two digit year, i.e.,
© ‘ 24 Company Name?