Use this if you are using igraph from R
Set vertex attributes
set_vertex_attr(graph, name, index = V(graph), value)
| graph | The graph. | 
| name | The name of the attribute to set. | 
| index | An optional vertex sequence to set the attributes of a subset of vertices. | 
| value | The new value of the attribute for all (or  | 
The graph, with the vertex attribute added or set.
Other graph attributes: delete_edge_attr,
delete_graph_attr,
delete_vertex_attr,
edge_attr<-, edge_attr_names,
edge_attr, graph_attr<-,
graph_attr_names, graph_attr,
igraph-dollar,
igraph-vs-attributes,
set_edge_attr,
set_graph_attr,
vertex_attr<-,
vertex_attr_names,
vertex_attr
g <- make_ring(10) %>%
  set_vertex_attr("label", value = LETTERS[1:10])
g
plot(g)