Singmaster 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 |  | - | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | - | 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 |  | - | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | - | 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 |  | - | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face |  | - | 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 |  | - | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | - | 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 |  | - | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | - | 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 |  | - | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face |  | - | 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 |  | - | Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | - | 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 |  | - | Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | - | 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 |  | - | 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face |  | - | 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
Notation by David Singmaster | Notation name Singmaster ENG | Language English | Publications Notes on Rubik's 'Magic Cube' 1979, 5th edition by Enslow Publishers, Hillside (New Jersey, USA) 1980