JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div>
<h1>Item 1</h1>
<h1>Item 2</h1>
<h1>Item 3</h1>
</div>
<select style='display: none;'></select>
JavaScript
$("div h1").each(function(i, el){
$("select").append("<option value='"+i+"'>"+el.innerHTML+"</option>");
});
$("select").show();