JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.3/js/select2.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.3/css/select2.css">
<select class="js-example-basic-single">
  <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
  <option value="1">AlabamaZ</option>
  <option value="2">2</option>
  <option value="3">3</option>
  <option value="4">4</option>
  <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $(".js-example-basic-single").select2({
    	selectOnClose: true
    });
  });