Bandelow 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | 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 |  | CF2 | 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
Notation by Dr. Christoph Bandelow | Notation name Bandelow ENG | Language English | Publications Einführung in die Cubologie 1981, Vieweg-Verlag, Wiesbaden ISBN 3-528-08499-5