Randelshofer ENG Notation |  |
Face Twists | Mid-Layer Twists | Cube Rotations
| U | Clockwise 90° twist of the upper face |  | D | Clockwise 90° twist of the lower (down) face |  | MU | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the upper face |  | MD | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | CD | Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face
| U- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the upper face |  | D- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the lower (down) face |  | MU- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the upper face |  | MD- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | CD- | Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face
| U2 | 180° twist of the upper face |  | D2 | 180° twist of the lower (down) face |  | MU2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the upper face |  | MD2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | CD2 | 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face
| R | Clockwise 90° twist of the right face |  | L | Clockwise 90° twist of the left face |  | MR | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | ML | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the left face |  | CR | Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face
| R- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the right face |  | L- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the left face |  | MR- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | ML- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the left face |  | CR- | Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face
| R2 | 180° twist of the right face |  | L2 | 180° twist of the left face |  | MR2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | ML2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the left face |  | CR2 | 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face
| F | Clockwise 90° twist of the front face |  | B | Clockwise 90° twist of the back face |  | MF | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | MB | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the back face |  | CF | Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
| F- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the front face |  | B- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the back face |  | MF- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | MB- | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the back face |  | CF- | Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
| F2 | 180° twist of the front face |  | B2 | 180° twist of the back face |  | MF2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | MB2 | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the back face |  | CF2 | 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
Notation by Walter Randelshofer | Notation name Randelshofer ENG | Language English |  |