PIECES AND NOTATION 3x3x3

3x3x3 CUBE PIECES AND NOTATION

THE PIECES

Rubik's Cube 3x3x3
To be able to solve the cube we need to know it a little and to start we will know the parts of the cube. It has 26 pieces of 3 different types:

CENTERS

Rubik's cube centers
The cube has 6 centers, they are the pieces that only have 1 color. The centers never change position, they are always distributed in the same way.

EDGES

Edges of the Rubik's Cube
The cube has 12 edges, they are the pieces that have 2 different colors each.


CORNERS

Rubik's cube corners
The cube has 8 corners. The corners have 3 different colors each.

3x3x3 CUBE NOTATION

In order to be able to read and write series of movements, the notation that I will explain below is used.

The cube has 6 faces, each face is assigned a different letter, this letter would mean 1/4 turn of the face clockwise. The counterclockwise rotation is determined by putting an 'after the letter. If you have to move one side 1/2 turn put a 2 after the letter.

  • F: Front - Front
  • U: Up - Up
  • D: Down - Bottom
  • R: Right - Right
  • L: Left - Left
  • B: Back - Back
Rubik's cube notation 3x3x3 clockwise

Clockwise rotation

Rubik's cube notation 3x3x3 counterclockwise

Rotation counterclockwise

Possible moves are as follows.

SIDE LAYERS OF THE CUBE

Clockwise:

3x3x3 L cube notation

L

3x3x3 F cube notation

F

3x3x3 R cube notation

R

3x3x3 B cube notation

B

3x3x3 U cube notation

U

3x3x3 D cube notation

D

Counterclockwise:

3x3x3 L' cube notation

L'

3x3x3 F' cube notation

F'

3x3x3 R' cube notation

R'

3x3x3 B' cube notation

B'

3x3x3 U' cube notation

U'

3x3x3 D' cube notation

D'

CENTRAL LAYERS OF THE CUBE

The middle layers also have an established notation, it is as follows:

3x3x3 M cube notation

M

3x3x3 M' cube notation

M'

3x3x3 E cube notation

E

3x3x3 E' cube notation

E'

3x3x3 S cube notation

S

3x3x3 S' cube notation

S'

TWO LAYER MOVEMENTS

There are also 2-layer rotational movements, represented by lowercase lettering or a subsequent w.
I leave 4 examples:

3x3x3 Uw cube notation

u

3x3x3 Dw cube notation

d'

3x3x3 Lw cube notation

l

3x3x3 Lw cube notation

l'

CUBE ROTATION MOVEMENTS

There is also a notation indicating turns of the whole cube to change the face from where we look at it. They are as follows:

3x3x3 X cube notation

X

3x3x3 X' cube notation

X'

3x3x3 Y cube notation

Y

3x3x3 Y' cube notation

Y'

3x3x3 Z cube notation

Z

3x3x3 Z' cube notation

Z'

DOUBLE MOVEMENTS

Double movements of a layer can be indicated using the number 2 after the letter. The direction of rotation is not relevant, because whether you do it clockwise or counterclockwise the result will be the same. Here are some examples:

3x3x3 U cube notation

U2

3x3x3 R cube notation

R2

3x3x3 B cube notation

B2

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