# GraphRecipes: Setting nodesize independently of node names?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphrecipes-setting-nodesize-independently-of-node-names/80543>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphrecipes-setting-nodesize-independently-of-node-names/80543 "2022-05-05T13:36:32Z")\
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At the following [link](https://docs.juliaplots.org/latest/generated/graph_attributes/) to GraphReceipes, the following description can be found for the attribute “nodesize”

“The size of nodes in the plot coordinates. Note that if `names` is not empty, then nodes will be scaled to fit the labels inside them.”

This feature (if I understand correctly) is very unhelpful for those who want to:

A) Set the size of a node according to values in a vector AND  
B) Describe using a name what the node represents

As I understand it, the length of names influence the possibility of doing A. So, my question is, “can I set the size of nodes independently of names?”

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/graphrecipes-setting-nodesize-independently-of-node-names/80543/2 "2023-01-10T12:41:32Z")

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I’m stuck in the same issue. Intuitively, `markersize` seems to be worked but not also.