Intro

Welcome to this interactive tutorial on how to solve a Rubik's Cube! The tabs above are for switching steps. The cube on the right is for you to drag around, directly in your browser. It will hide and show different cubelets depending on what step you are at.

This tutorial will be teaching the Beginner LBL (Layer-By-Layer) method. Basically, instead of solving sides, this method will build layers to solve the cube. As you get better at solving the cube, however, you should begin looking at more advanced methods.

Terminology

Pieces

Centers: Edges: Corners:

Notation

90-degree clockwise turns:

R = Right

L = Left

U = Up

D = Down

F = Front

B = Back

M = Meridian (Clockwise to L face)

E = Equatorial (Clockwise to D face)

S = Standing (Clockwise to F face)

x = L/R rotation (Clockwise to R face)

y = U/D rotation (Clockwise to U face)

z = F/B rotation (Clockwise to B face)

NOTE: These turns are clockwise when your cube is held with that face at the front.

Other symbols:

[MOVE]2 = 180-degree turn (ex.: R2)

[MOVE]' = 90-degree counterclockwise turn (ex.: U')

Piece States

Permuted = Piece is in correct position.

Oriented = Piece is flipped correctly.

Solved pieces are both permuted and oriented.