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HTML

<label>
    <span>Font Type</span>
    <select id="options>
        <option value="one">One</option>
        <option value="two" selected>Two</option>
        <option value="three">Three</option>
    </select>
</label>

JavaScript

function loadSelect(userFont){
    $('#options').find('option[value='+userFont+']').attr('selected', 'selected');
}

loadSelect(three);