F2L Algorithms

Intuitive F2L cases with animated 3D cubes. Click a slot to re-orient. Click the cube to play the algorithm.

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Free Pairs

4 cases

Left Pair 1

setup: L' U' L U

Right Pair 1

setup: R U R' U'

Left Pair 2

setup: L' U L

Right Pair 2

setup: R U' R'

Disconnected Pairs

10 cases

Left Disconnected Pair 1

setup: L' U' L U2 L' U L U'

Right Disconnected Pair 1

setup: R U R' U2 R U' R' U

Left Disconnected Pair 2

setup: L' U' L U2 L' U2 L U'

Right Disconnected Pair 2

setup: R U R' U2 R U2 R' U

Left Disconnected Pair 3

setup: L' U L U L' U L U'

Right Disconnected Pair 3

setup: R U' R' U' R U' R' U

Left Disconnected Pair 4

setup: L' U' L U L' U2 L U

Right Disconnected Pair 4

setup: R U R' U' R U2 R' U'

Left Disconnected Pair 5

setup: L' U L U2 L' U' L

Right Disconnected Pair 5

setup: R U' R' U2 R U R'

Connected Pairs

10 cases

Left Connected Pair 1

setup: L U L2 U L2 U2 L'

Right Connected Pair 1

setup: R' U' R2 U' R2 U2 R

Left Connected Pair 2

setup: L' U L U L' U' L U'

Right Connected Pair 2

setup: R U' R' U' R U R' U

Left Connected Pair 3

setup: L' U L U2 F U F'

Right Connected Pair 3

setup: R U' R' U2 F' U' F

Left Connected Pair 4

setup: L' U L U' L' U2 L

Right Connected Pair 4

setup: R U' R' U R U2 R'

Left Connected Pair 5

setup: L' U L U' L' U L U2 L' U L

Right Connected Pair 5

setup: R U' R' U R U' R' U2' R U' R'

Corner In Slot

6 cases

Left Corner In Slot 1

setup: F L' U' L U L F' L'

Right Corner In Slot 1

setup: F' R U R' U' R' F R

Left Corner In Slot 2

setup: L' U' L U L' U' L

Right Corner In Slot 2

setup: R U R' U' R U R'

Left Corner In Slot 3

setup: L' U L U' L' U L

Right Corner In Slot 3

setup: R U' R' U R U' R'

Edge In Slot

6 cases

Edge In Slot 1

setup: R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R'

Edge In Slot 2

setup: R U R' F R' F' R U

Edge In Slot 3

setup: R U R' U2 R U R' U

Edge In Slot 4

setup: R U' R' U2 R U' R' U'

Edge In Slot 5

setup: F' U F U' R U' R' U

Edge In Slot 6

setup: R U' R' U2' F R' F' R U2'

Both Pieces In Slot

5 cases

Pieces In Slot 1

setup: R U' R' U R U2 R' U R U' R'

Pieces In Slot 2

setup: R U' R' U' R U R' U2' R U' R'

Pieces In Slot 3

setup: R U' R' F' L' U2 L F

Pieces In Slot 4

setup: F' L' U2 L F R U R'

Pieces In Slot 5

setup: R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 R' U R'

Edge In Wrong Slot

18 cases

White Up 1

setup: R U R2 U' R U

White Up 2

setup: L' U' L2 U L' U'

White Up 3

setup: S R' S' U R' U' R U2

White Up 4

setup: S' L S U' L U L' U2

White Up 5

setup: R2 u R2 u' R2 U2

White Up 6

setup: F' L U L' F

White Left 1

setup: L' U L2 U' L'

White Right 1

setup: R U' R2 U R

White Left 2

setup: F' D' L D F

White Right 2

setup: F D R' D' F'

White Left 3

setup: L' U' L R U' R' U'

White Right 3

setup: R U R' L' U L U

White Left 4

setup: L' U L F' U2 F

White Right 4

setup: R U' R' F U2 F'

White Left 5

setup: R U R' L U L' U

White Right 5

setup: R U' R' L U' L' U'

White Left 6

setup: L F' U F L' U2

White Right 6

setup: F' L U L' U' F U2

Corner In Wrong Slot

18 cases

White Down 2

setup: L U2 L' U L' U' L U2

White Down 1

setup: R' U2 R U' R U R' U2

White Down 4

setup: R U R' L' U' L U2

White Down 3

setup: L' U' L R U R' U2

White Down 6

setup: F R' U R U2 F' U'

White Down 5

setup: F' L U' L' U2 F U

White Right 1

setup: L U' L' U' L' U' L U'

White Left 1

setup: R' U R U R U R' U

White Right 2

setup: R U' R' U L' U' L U'

White Left 2

setup: L' U L U' R U R' U

White Right 3

setup: R' U2 R L' U' L

White Left 3

setup: L U2 L' R U R'

White Left 4

setup: S R S'

White Right 4

setup: S' L' S

White Left 5

setup: L F' L' F U' R U R'

White Right 5

setup: R' F R F' U L' U' L

White Left 6

setup: L U2 L' F R' F' R U'

White Right 6

setup: R' U2 R F' L F L' U