JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Boba Poshtar

HTML

<select>
  <option>Іванов</option>
  <option>Петров</option>
  <option>Сидоров</option>
</select>
<p>Текст першого option: <i></i></p>

JavaScript

let i = document.querySelector('i');
let text = document.querySelector('select').firstElementChild.innerText;
i.innerText = text;