Rubik's Cube Algorithms

Complete reference for all 57 OLL and 21 PLL algorithms used in CFOP speedsolving.

OLL – Orientation of the Last Layer

OLL is the first step after the F2L (First Two Layers) in the CFOP method. The goal is to orient all pieces on the last layer so the top face is one solid color. There are 57 unique cases, each with an optimized algorithm.

Move Notation

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R U F L D B — Face turns (clockwise)

R' U' — Prime (counter-clockwise)

R2 U2 — Double (180°)

r u f — Wide (two layers)

M E S — Slice (middle layer)

x y z — Rotations (whole cube)

Cross

OLL 21

R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R'

OLL 22

R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R

OLL 23

R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R

OLL 24

r U R' U' r' F R F'

OLL 25

F' r U R' U' r' F R

OLL 26

R U2 R' U' R U' R'

OLL 27

R U R' U R U2 R'

Dot

OLL 1

R U2 R2 F R F' U2 R' F R F'

OLL 2

r U r' U2 r U2 R' U2 R U' r'

OLL 3

r' R2 U R' U r U2 r' U M'

OLL 4

M U' r U2 r' U' R U' R' M'

OLL 17

F R' F' R2 r' U R U' R' U' M'

OLL 18

r U R' U R U2 r2 U' R U' R' U2 r

OLL 19

r' R U R U R' U' M' R' F R F'

OLL 20

r U R' U' M2 U R U' R' U' M'

T Shape

OLL 33

R U R' U' R' F R F'

OLL 45

F R U R' U' F'

P Shape

OLL 31

R' U' F U R U' R' F' R

OLL 32

L U F' U' L' U L F L'

OLL 43

F' U' L' U L F

OLL 44

F U R U' R' F'

Fish

OLL 9

R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F'

OLL 10

R U R' U R' F R F' R U2 R'

OLL 35

R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R'

OLL 37

F R' F' R U R U' R'

Square

OLL 5

l' U2 L U L' U l

OLL 6

r U2 R' U' R U' r'

Lightning Bolt

OLL 7

r U R' U R U2 r'

OLL 8

l' U' L U' L' U2 l

OLL 11

r U R' U R' F R F' R U2 r'

OLL 12

M' R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R r'

Big Lightning Bolt

OLL 39

L F' L' U' L U F U' L'

OLL 40

R' F R U R' U' F' U R

W Shape

OLL 36

L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F

OLL 38

R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F'

C Shape

OLL 34

R U R2 U' R' F R U R U' F'

OLL 46

R' U' R' F R F' U R

I Shape

OLL 51

F U R U' R' U R U' R' F'

OLL 52

R U R' U R U' B U' B' R'

OLL 55

R' F R U R U' R2 F' R2 U' R' U R U R'

OLL 56

r' U' r U' R' U R U' R' U R r' U r

Small L

OLL 47

R' U' R' F R F' R' F R F' U R

OLL 48

F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'

OLL 49

r U' r2 U r2 U r2 U' r

OLL 50

r' U r2 U' r2 U' r2 U r'

OLL 53

l' U2 L U L' U' L U L' U l

OLL 54

r U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' r'

Knight Move

OLL 13

F U R U' R2 F' R U R U' R'

OLL 14

R' F R U R' F' R F U' F'

OLL 15

l' U' l L' U' L U l' U l

OLL 16

r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'

Awkward

OLL 29

R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R'

OLL 30

F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F2

OLL 41

R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F'

OLL 42

R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F'

Corners Oriented

OLL 28

r U R' U' r' R U R U' R'

OLL 57

R U R' U' M' U R U' r'

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