JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/semantic-ui/2.2.7/semantic.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/semantic-ui/2.2.7/semantic.css">
<div class="ui fluid search selection dropdown" id="dd1">
  <input type="hidden">
  <i class="dropdown icon"></i>
  <div class="default text">Select any value</div>
</div>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {

let list = [{'name': 'A 1'}, {'name': 'B 2', 'selected': true}, {'name': 'C 3'}];

$('#dd1').dropdown({'values': list});

});