2x2x2 cube: Notation
This is a the beginning for those who start with the 2x2x2 cube. Here we explain the basic tips: colours, notation, movements...
Parts of the cube
The 2x2x2 cube has just corners, composed of three colours.
Colours of the cube
The standard conguration of colours in a 2x2x2 cube is this:
A way to remember it is:
- Light colours, opposite (white-yellow)
- Warm colours, opposite (red-orange)
- Cool colours, opposite (green-blue)
Sometimes, some of these colours are replaced:
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White ➙ Black
- Orange ➙ Purple
English notation
| U | top face |
| F | front face |
| R | right face |
|
B |
back face |
|
L |
left face |
|
D |
lower face |
Movements of the faces
Turn clockwise or anticlockwise? To know that, you have to look in front of the face that is turning. Three types of turns:
- Clockwise turn: Indicated with the letter of the face turning: U, B, L...
- Anticlockwise turn: Indicated with the letter of the face turning, and an apostrophe: U', B', L'...
- Double turn: Indicated with the letter of the face turning, followed by a 2: U2, B2, L2...
This movement would be R' in English:
Movements of the whole cube
Like the faces, there can be clockwise turns (x, y, z), counterclockwise turns (x', y', z') and double turns (x2, y2, z2).
