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navigation.icon: IconDirectory
title: 'utils'
head.title: Utils
description: Use the utils/ directory to auto-import your utility functions throughout your application.
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# Utils Directory

Nuxt 3 uses the `utils/` directory to automatically import helper functions and other utilities throughout your application using [auto-imports](/guide/concepts/auto-imports)!

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The main purpose of the `utils/` directory is to allow a semantic distinction between your Vue composables and other auto-imported utility functions.

The way `utils/` auto-imports work and are scanned is identical to [the composables/ directory](/guide/directory-structure/composables). You can see examples and more information about how they work in that section of the docs.
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