Bandelow ENG Notation    
Face Twists Mid-Layer Twists Cube Rotations
U U Clockwise 90° twist of the upper face D D Clockwise 90° twist of the lower (down) face MD MD Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face CD CD Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face
U' U' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the upper face D' D' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the lower (down) face MD' MD' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face CD' CD' Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face
U2 U2 180° twist of the upper face D2 D2 180° twist of the lower (down) face MD2 MD2 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the lower (down) face CD2 CD2 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the lower (down) face



R R Clockwise 90° twist of the right face L L Clockwise 90° twist of the left face MR MR Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face CR CR Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face
R' R' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the right face L' L' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the left face MR' MR' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face CR' CR' Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face
R2 R2 180° twist of the right face L2 L2 180° twist of the left face MR2 MR2 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the right face CR2 CR2 180° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the right face



F F Clockwise 90° twist of the front face B B Clockwise 90° twist of the back face MF MF Clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face CF CF Clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
F' F' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the front face B' B' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the back face MF' MF' Anti-clockwise 90° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face CF' CF' Anti-clockwise 90° rotation of the whole cube parallel to the front face
F2 F2 180° twist of the front face B2 B2 180° twist of the back face MF2 MF2 180° twist of the middle layer parallel to the front face CF2 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