JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.3/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.3/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
<input type="text" id="sqms-auto-search"/>

JavaScript

var CHOICES = [{ label: 'one &#192;'},
               { label: 'two' }];

$("#sqms-auto-search").autocomplete({
    source: function(request, response) {
        $.ajax({
            type: 'post',
            url: '/echo/json/',
            data: {
                json: JSON.stringify(CHOICES),
                delay: 0.3
            },
            dataType: 'json',
            success: function(items) {
                response($.map(items, function(item) {
                    return $('<span></span>').html(item.label).text();
                }));
            }
        });
    },
    delay: 500,
    minLength: 1
});