JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

JavaScript

var numbers = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'];
var select = $('<select/>', {id:'list', name:'selector'});
$.each(numbers, function(key, value) {
    var text = value[0].toUpperCase() + value.substr(1);
    var option = $("<option/>", { class:'ddl', value: value, text: text });
    select.append(option);
});
select.val('two').appendTo('body');