Nuxt/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/1.public.md

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IconDirectory	public	The public/ directory is used to serve your website's static assets.	public/

Public Directory

The public/ directory is directly served at the 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/ directory in Nuxt 2. ::