JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Spokey

HTML

<script src="http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/select2-3.3.2/select2.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/select2-3.3.2/select2.css">
<select name="convert-to" id="convert-to">
    <option value="AUD" data-currency="AUD">Australian Dollar</option>
    <option value="USD" selected="selected">US Dollar</option>
    <option value="JPY">Japanese Yen</option>
    <option value="EUR">Euro</option>
    <option value="GBP">British Pound</option>
    <option value="CAD">Canadian Dollar</option>
    <option value="HKD">Hong Kong Dollar</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$('select').select2({
    width: 300
}).change(function () {
    $('a.select2-choice span').text($(this).val());
}).trigger('change');