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@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ head.title: Public directory
 # Public directory
 
 The `public/` directory is directly served at server root and contains public files that have to keep their names (e.g. `robots.txt`) _or_ likely won't change (e.g. `favicon.ico`).
+
+::alert{icon=💡}
+This is known as the [`static/`](https://nuxtjs.org/docs/directory-structure/static) directory in Nuxt 2.
+::