OLL
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OLL (short for Orientation of the Last Layer) is a last-layer step for 2x2 (see OLL (2x2x2)) and 3x3 that orients all last-layer corners and edges in one step. It is the first last-layer step in many speedsolving methods, including the Fridrich Method. OLL is usually followed by PLL.
Terminology
Dot OLL refers to OLL cases with no edges oriented correctly, so named because the center sticker forms a lone dot of the last-layer color. These cases are typically longer and harder to execute than others and are sometimes avoided. For example, cubers who have not learned full OLL can use partial edge control to avoid these cases altogether. Even some cubers who know full OLL avoid these cases for one-handed solving.
OLL Algorithms
The areas shaded in gray represent the oriented pieces on the top layer. You can tell if a piece is oriented by looking at the top color of the piece in relation to the top center of the cube. If the piece is oriented, the two colors will be the same.
The bars sticking off to the side of an unshaded piece represent where the sticker that needs to be on top is.
Parentheses in an algorithm represent the Pre-AUF of the OLL. They are not explicitly part of the algorithm itself and are only used with respect to the images.
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Note that all of these algorithms assume that you are right-hand dominant and know the Western notation, where a lowercase letter means a double-layer turn and rotations are denoted by x, y, and z. (how to add algorithms) Click on an algorithm (not the camera icon) to watch an animation of it. |
All edges flipped correctly
This subgroup, OCLL (also OLL-C) is used in methods which have oriented the LL edges earlier in the solve, such as ZZ. Solving the OCLL is also the second part of the 2-look OLL.
OLL 27
OLL 26
OLL 21
OLL 22
OLL 23
OLL 24
OLL 25
No edges flipped correctlyWhile commonly recommended to be avoided, these are still memorized and used by solvers if the cost of slowing down the speed of the last F2L pair is too much. [6]OLL 1
OLL 2
OLL 3
OLL 4
OLL 17
OLL 18
OLL 19
"P" shapesOLL 31
OLL 32
OLL 43
OLL 44
"W" shapes
"L" shapesOLL 48
OLL 47
OLL 53
OLL 54
OLL 49
OLL 50
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"C" shapes
OLL 34
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Name: City (C and T) |
| OLL | R U R2' U' R' F R U R U' F' |
| OLL | R U R' U' y l' U' L U L' l |
| OLL | (U') f R f' U' r' U' R U M' |
OLL 46
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Name: Seein' Headlights (C and headlights) |
| OLL | R' U' R' F R F' U R |
"T" shapes
OLL 33
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Name: Tying Shoelaces, Key |
| OLL | (R U R' U') (R' F R F') |
| OLL | (y2) (L' U' L U) (L F' L' F) |
| OLL | R' U' R U l U' R' U x |
| OLL | R U R' F' U' F R U' R' |
| OLL | (y) (r U r D) (r' U' r D') r2 |
OLL 45
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Name: Suit up, T |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | f' (U' L' U L) f |
| OLL | (y2) f (U R U' R') f' |
| OLL | (y2) F' (L' U' L U) F |
"I" shapes
OLL 55
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Name: Highway, Freeway |
| OLL | (y) R' F (R U R U') R2 F' R2 U' R' (U R U R') |
| OLL | R U2 R2 U' R U' R' U2 F R F' |
| OLL | R' U2 R2 U R' U R U2 y l' U' l |
| OLL | r U2 R2 F R F' U2 r' F R F' |
| OLL | (y) F U' R2 D R' U2 R D' R2' U F' |
| OLL | (y) R' F R U R' F R U' R' F' R U M' U' M |
| OLL | L F' L' U' L F' L' U L F L' U' M' U M |
| OLL | (L F' L' U' L F' L' U L F L' U' L)(R' F R) L' |
| OLL | R d' R2 D R' U2 R D' R2 d R' |
| OLL | (y) r U2 R' U' R2 r' U R' U' r U' r' |
| OLL | (y) r U2 R' U' M (R U R' U') r U' r' |
| OLL | (y) (F R U R' U' F') R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R |
| OLL | (y) r U2 R' U' M (R U R' U') r U' r' |
| OLL | (y) F (R U R' U') S (R U R' U') S' (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | R' U' (F R' F' R) F (U R U' R') F' R |
| OLL | (R U R' F')3 (L' U' L F)3 |
| OLL | (L' U' L F)3 (R U R' F')3 |
| OLL | (R U R' F')3 U2 (F (R U' R'))3 |
A 4x4x4 special: Note: Rra = (R + r) + (L + l) :: (y) Rr U2 Rra' U2 Rr U2 Rr' U2 Rra U2 Rr'
OLL 56
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Name: Streetlights, Dead Man |
| OLL | r U r' (U R U' R') (U R U' R') r U' r' |
| OLL | r' U' r (U' R' U R) (U' R' U R) r' U r |
| OLL | L F L' (U R U' R') (U R U' R') L F' L' |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') R F' (r U R' U') r' |
| OLL | r U r' (U R U' R') M' U R U2 r' |
| OLL | (F R U R' U' F') (r U R' U') (r' F R F') |
| OLL | (R' F R F') U2 (R U' R' U) F' U2 F |
| OLL | l U l' (U L U' L')2 l U' l' |
OLL 51
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Name: Bottlecap, Ant |
| OLL | F (U R U' R') (U R U' R') F' |
| OLL | (y2) f (R U R' U') (R U R' U') f' |
| OLL | (y') R' U2 R U R' F R' F' R U R |
OLL 52
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Name: Rice Cooker |
| OLL | R' U' R U' R' d R' U R B |
| OLL | R U R' U R d' R U' R' F' |
| OLL | R' U' R U' R' U F' U F R |
| OLL | (y2) R' U' x U R' U' R U R' U' R x' U R |
| OLL | (R U R' U R U2 R') U (F U R U' R' F') |
| OLL | (y) (r U2 R' U' R U' r') (F R U R' U' F') |
| OLL | (y') F (R U R' U') F' U2 (R' U' R U' R' U2 R) |
| OLL | (y') F (R U R' U') F' U' (R U2 R' U' R U' R') |
| OLL | (y') F (R U R' U') F' (L' U R U' L U R') |
| OLL | (y') F (R U R' U') F' U2 (R' U L U' R U L') |
| OLL | (y') F (R U R' U') F' (L' U' L U' L' U2 L) |
| OLL | (y') F R U R' U F' U' F U' F' |
| OLL | (y2) R' F' U' F U' (R U R' U R) |
Square shapes
OLL 5
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Name: Right back wide antisune (RBWAS), Lefty Square |
| OLL | (r' U2) (R U R' U r) |
| OLL | (y2) R' F2 L F L' F R |
| OLL | (y2) l' U2 L U L' U l |
| OLL | (y) x' U' l2 U l F' l U |
| OLL | (y2) R' F2 (r U r') F R |
| OLL | (y2) (R U R') U' (R U R') (F' U' F) U2 (R U' R') |
OLL 6
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Name: Right front wide antisune (RFWAS), Righty Square |
| OLL | (y2) r U2 R' U' R U' r' |
| OLL | l U2 L' U' L U' l' |
| OLL | (y2) (F R U R' U' F') U' (F U R U' R' F') |
| OLL | (y2) (F R U R' U' F') U (f R U R' U' f') |
Big lightning bolt shapes
OLL 39
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Name: Fung |
| OLL | L F' (L' U' L U) F U' L' |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' (R' U' R U' R' U2 R) |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' U (R U2 R' U' R U' R') |
| OLL | (y2) l U' l' U' R U B U' R' |
| OLL | (y2) f' L F L' U' L' U L S |
| OLL | (y2) (R U R') F' U' F (U R U2 R') |
| OLL | (y2) R B' (R' U' R U) B U' R' |
| OLL | (y2) x' R U' x (R' U' R U) x' U F' l' |
| OLL | (y2) F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') R U' R' U' R U R' F' |
OLL 40
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Name: Anti-Fung |
| OLL | R' F (R U R' U') F' U R |
| OLL | (y2) F (R U R' U') F' (R U R' U R U2 R') |
| OLL | (y2) f R' F' R U R U' R' S' |
| OLL | (y2) L' B L U L' U' B' U L |
Small lightning bolt shapes
OLL 7
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Name: Lightning, Wide Sune |
| OLL | r U R' U R U2 r' |
| OLL | (y) B L F' L F L2 B' |
| OLL | F R' F' R U2 R U2 R' |
| OLL | L' U2 L U2 L F' L' F |
OLL 8
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Name: Left Wide Sune (LWS), Reverse Lightning |
| OLL | (l' U' L) U' (L' U2 l) |
| OLL | (y2) (r' U' R) U' (R' U2 r) |
| OLL | (y') B' (R' F R' F') R2 B |
| OLL | (R U2 R' U2) (R' F R F') |
OLL 11
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Name: Downstairs |
| OLL | F' (L' U' L U) F y F (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | R U' R' U' R U' R' U2 F' U F U' R U R' |
| OLL | (y) r U R' U (R' F R F') R U2 r' |
| OLL | (y') r' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U M' |
| OLL | (y) M' (L U L' U) (L U2 L' U) M |
| OLL | (y) S' U2 R U R' U R U2' R' S |
OLL 12
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Name: Upstairs |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' U F (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | (y) F R U R2 F R y' R2 U R U2 R' |
| OLL | (y') r R2' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R r' |
| OLL | (y') M' R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' M |
Fish shapes
OLL 9
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Name: Kite |
| OLL | (y') (R U R' U') R' (F R2 U R' U' F') |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' (r U2 R' U' R U' r') |
| OLL | (y') R' U' R y r U' r' U r U r' |
| OLL | (y') R' U' R y' x' R U' R' F R U R' x |
| OLL | (y) L' U' L y l U' l' U l U l' |
| OLL | R' U' R U' R' U (R' F R F') U R |
| OLL | (y2) (R U2 R') M' U' R U' R' U M |
| OLL | (y') R' U' R x U R' U' y R U y' R U' x' |
| OLL | (y') (R U R' F')3 U' (F R U' R')3 |
OLL 10
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Name: Anti-Kite |
| OLL | (y') R U R' y R' F R U' R' F' R |
| OLL | (y') R U R' y' r' U r U' r' U' r |
| OLL | (y') (R U R' U) (R' F R F') R U2 R' |
| OLL | (y') (R' U' R U) R B' R2 U' R U B |
| OLL | (R' M' U2) (R U R' U) (R U R r') |
| OLL | (y') (R U R' F')3 U (F R U' R')3 |
OLL 35
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Name: Fish Salad |
| OLL | R U2 R2' F R F' R U2 R' |
| OLL | R U B' R B R2 U R U2 R' |
| OLL | U' M2 F' U2 F M U2 R U L' x' |
| OLL | U' S2 L U2 L' S' U2 B' U' F z' |
| OLL | (y') R' U2 (R l) U' R' U l' U2 R |
| OLL | (y) R2 D r' U r D' r' U' R' U M' |
| OLL | f (R U R' U') f' (R U R' U R U2 R') |
| OLL | (y2) (F U' R' F) (R2 U R' U') F' (R U R' F') |
OLL 37
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Name: Mounted Fish, Untying Shoelaces |
| OLL | (y) F R U' R' U' R U R' F' |
| OLL | (y) (R' F R F') (U' F' U F) |
| OLL | (y) (R' F R F') y' (U' R' U R) |
| OLL | (y) (F R' F' R) (U R U' R') |
| OLL | (y) M' U R U' r' d' L' U L |
| OLL | x' U' R U l' U' R' U R |
| OLL | l U' R' U y' R U R' U' z' |
| OLL | R B' R' B U B U' B' |
| OLL | R U R' F' U F R U' R' |
| OLL | (y') r2 D' r U' r' D r U r |
| OLL | (y2) M' U' L' U l y' U R U' R' |
| OLL | (y2) r U' L' U B U B' U' |
| OLL | (y2) r2 D r' U r D' r' U' r' |
Knight move shapes
OLL 13
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Name: Gun, Trigger |
| OLL | F U R U' R2 F' R U R U' R' |
| OLL | F U R U2 R' U' R U R' F' |
| OLL | r U' r' U' r U r' y' R' U R |
| OLL | (y2) x' R U' R' F' R U R' x y R' U R |
| OLL | (y2) f R U R2 U' R' U R U' f' |
| OLL | R U2 L' U' L U2 R' U' L F' L' F |
OLL 14
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Name: Anti-Gun, Anti-Trigger |
| OLL | R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' |
| OLL | R' F R U R' F' R y' R U' R' |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F2 (r U R' U' L' U l) |
| OLL | F' U' L' U2 L U L' U' L F |
| OLL | l' U l U l' U' l y' R U' R' |
| OLL | (y') R' U' y' R' U R2 B R' U' R' U R |
| OLL | (y2) B' U' R' U R2 B R' U' R' U R |
| OLL | (y2) x' L' U L F L' U' L x y' L U' L' |
| OLL | (y2) r' U r U r' U' r y R U' R' |
| OLL | L' U2 R U R' U2 L U R' F R F' |
OLL 15
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Name: Squeegee |
| OLL | (y2) l' U' l (L' U' L U) l' U l |
| OLL | (y2) R' F' R L' U' L U R' F R |
| OLL | r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r |
OLL 16
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Name: Anti-Squeegee |
| OLL | (y2) r U r' (R U R' U') r U' r' |
| OLL | (y2) r U M U R' U' r U' r' |
| OLL | l U l' L U L' U' l U' l' |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' (R U2 R' U' R U' R') |
| OLL | F (R U R' U') F' U' (R' U' R U' R' U2 R) |
Awkward shapes
OLL 29
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Name: Spotted Chameleon |
| OLL | M U (R U R' U') (R' F R F') M' |
| OLL | r2 D' r U r' D r2 U' r' U' r |
| OLL | (y) (R U R' U') (R U' R' F') U' (F R U R') |
| OLL | (y) R' U2 R2 U R' U' R' U2 F R F' |
| OLL | (y2) R' F R F' R U2 R' d' L' U' L |
| OLL | (y2) R' F R F' R U2 R' U' y' R' U' R |
| OLL | (y2) R2' U' R F R' U R2' U' R' F' R |
| OLL | (y2) r U2 R' U' R U' r' R' U2 R U R' U R |
| OLL | x' U' R' U L' U' R2 U' R' U2 r |
| OLL | (y') (R U R' U R U2 R') U (R U R' U') (R' F R F') |
OLL 30
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Name: Anti-Spotted Chameleon |
| OLL | r' U2 R U R' U r R U2 R' U' R U' R' |
| OLL | (y') r' D' r U' r' D r2 U' r' U r U r' |
| OLL | f R U R2 U' R' U R2 U' R' f' |
| OLL | R2' U R' B' R U' R2' U R B R' |
| OLL | M U' (L' U' L U) (L F' L' F) M' |
| OLL | l U' R' U l' U2 R d L U L' |
| OLL | R B' R' B R' U2 R U y R U R' |
| OLL | (y2) F U (R U2 R' U')2 F' |
| OLL | (y2) (L F' L' F) L' U2 L d (R U R') |
| OLL | (y2) F' L U L2 U L2 U2 L' U F |
| OLL | (y2) F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F2 |
| OLL | (y2) F U R U' x' U R' D' R U' l' |
| OLL | (y2) M' U' (R' U' R U) x' (R U' R' U) M x |
| OLL | (y2) M' U' (R' U' R U) l (U' R' U R) L' |
| OLL | (y') M' U R U' r' U2 R2 B' R' B R' |
| OLL | (y') (R' U' R U' R' U2 R) U' (R U R' U') (R' F R F') |
| OLL | (y2) r2 D r' U' r D' r2' U r U r' |
| OLL | (y2) r' D' r U r' D r U' r U R' U' M |
OLL 41
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Name: Awkward Fish, Dalmation |
| OLL | R U' R' U2 R U y R U' R' y' U' R' |
| OLL | (y) R U2' R' U' R U' R2 y L' U' L U F |
| OLL | (y2) F U R U' R' F' R' U2 R U R' U R |
| OLL | (y2) (R U R' U R U2 R') F (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | (y2) r R2 y' R' U' R U y R U' M |
| OLL | (y2) R2 L z' l' U' R d L U' L l' |
| OLL | (y2) M' R' F' U' F U R U' M |
| OLL | R' M2 U' F' U F r U' M' |
| OLL | (y) (R B' R' B)2 R' U' R U R' U' R |
| OLL | (y') r U2 R' U' R U' r' U' R U R' U R U2 R' |
OLL 42
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Name: Lefty Awkward Fish, Anti-Dalmation |
| OLL | r' R2 y (R U R' U') y' R' U M' |
| OLL | (R' U' R U' R' U2 R) (F R U R' U' F') |
| OLL | (R' U' R U) F (R U R' U') R' U R U' F' |
| OLL | L' U L U2 L' U' y' L' U L U F |
| OLL | (y) R' U2 R U R' U R2 y (R U R' U') F' |
| OLL | (y) (R' F R F')2 (R U R' U') (R U R') |
| OLL | (y2) L2 R' z r U L' d' R' U R' r |
| OLL | (y2) M' U (f U R U' R' f') M |
| OLL | (M R) (f R f') (U' R' U M') |
| OLL | (M U) (F R U R' U' F') M' |
All Corners Oriented
OLL 28
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Name: Stealth, Arrow, Arrowhead, Fish |
| OLL | r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' |
| OLL | r U R' U' M U R U' R' |
| OLL | (y) r U2 R' U' R U' r' R U R' U R U2 R' |
| OLL | r U R' U R U2 r' R U2 R' U' R U' R' |
| OLL | (y) r' U' R U' R' U2 r R' U2 R U R' U R |
| OLL | (y') r' U' R U M' U' R' U R |
| OLL | r' U2 R U R' U r R' U' R U' R' U2 R |
| OLL | F R U R' U' F' U2 F R U R' U' F' |
| OLL | F R U R' U' F2 L' U' L U F |
| OLL | M U M' U2 M U M' |
| OLL | (y) M U' M' U2 M U' M' |
| OLL | U2 M' U M U2 M' U M |
| OLL | (y') M U M2 U M' U2 M U M |
| OLL | M U M U M' U' M U' M U M |
| OLL | M U M' U M U2 M' U' M U' M' |
| OLL | (y) M U' M U' M' U M U M U' M |
| OLL | (y2) M U' M2 U' M' U2 M U' M |
| OLL | (y') M U M' U M U M' U M U M' |
| OLL | (y') M' U' M U M U M U' M U' M' U M2 |
| OLL | (y') M2 U M' U2 M U M U M U2 M' U M |
| OLL | (y2) M' U M U' M U' M U M U M' U' M2 |
| OLL | M U' M2 U2 M' U' M U2 M U' M U' M' |
| OLL | (y') M' U' F2 M2 U' M U F2 U M2 |
| OLL | (y2) M' U F2 M2 U M U' F2 U' M2 |
| OLL | R' F R S R' F' R S' |
| OLL | L2 S U' S' U L2 U S U S' |
| OLL | (y) L F' L' S' L F L'S |
| OLL | (y') M U R U R' U' M' U R U' R' |
| OLL | R2 F2 L F L' F2 R F' R |
| FULL | (F U D' L2 U2 D2' R) U (R' D2 U2' L2' D U' F') U' |
OLL 57
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Name: Mummy, H, I, Brick |
| OLL | R U R' U' M' U R U' r' |
| OLL | M' U' M' U' M' d2 M' U' M' U' M' |
| OLL | M' U M' U M' d2 M' U M' U M' |
| OLL | R U R' U' r R' U R U' r' |
| OLL | x' M' U' R U M U' R' U x |
| OLL | R' U' R U M U' R' U r |
| OLL | M U M U M U2 M' U M' U M' |
| OLL | M' U M' U M' U M' U2 M' U M' U M' U M' |
| OLL | M' U' M' U' M' U2 M U' M U' M |
| OLL | M U M' U' M U M' U M U2 M' |
| OLL | M' U' M U M' U' M U' M' U2 M |
| OLL | M U M2 U2 M U M U2 M U' M' U' M' |
| OLL | M' U' M2 U2 M' U' M' U2 M' U M U M |
| OLL | M2 U' M U M' U M' U' M' U' M' U M |
| OLL | M2 U' M' U M U M U' M U' M U M' |
| OLL | (y) M' U M' U M' U M' U M' U' M' U' M' U' M' |
| OLL | (y) M' U M U M' U M U' M' U' M |
| OLL | (y) M' U' M U' M' U' M U M' U M |
| OLL | (y) M U' M' U' M U' M' U M U M' |
| OLL | (y) M U M' U M U M' U' M U' M' |
| OLL | M U M' U' B2 M U M' U' B2 |
| OLL | M' U' M U F2 M' U' M U F2 |
| OLL | M2 U' F2 U' M' U M2 F2 U M |
| OLL | F M' F U M2 U2 M2 U F' M F' |
OLL 20
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Name: X, Checkers |
| OLL | r' R U R U R' U' M2 U R U' r' |
| OLL | r' R U R U R' U' r2 R2' U R U' r' |
| OLL | M U R U R' U' M2 U R U' r' |
| OLL | r U R' U' M2 (U R U' R') U' M' |
| OLL | x U R' U' M2 U R U' M' x' U' M' |
| OLL | M' U2 M' U2 M' U M U2 M U2 M |
| OLL | M' U2 M U2 M' U M U2 M' U2 M |
| OLL | M U2 M' U2 M U M' U2 M U2 M' U' |
| OLL | M d r2 U M' U2 M U r2 S' |
| OLL | M U M F R' F' M2 F R F' U' |
| OLL | R2 U2 R' F2 U2 R2 F' R2 U2 F2 R U2 R2 U' |
| OLL | R B U B' R' F2 B D' L' D B' F2 |
| OLL | L' R' F' U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L2 F L R |
| OLL | F2 M F2 M2 U' M2 F2 M' F2 U |
| OLL | F2 M F2 U' M2 U B2 M B2 |
| OLL | F' B' R E S R S' R2 E' F B |
| OLL | S' U' S2 U R' U' R' S' R U R |
| OLL | (M U)4 (M' U)4 |
| OLL | S' R U R' S U' M' U R U' r' |
| OLL | S R U R' U' R' U' R' U R S' |
| OLL | S U' R U R' S2 R U' R' S |
| OLL | (M' U)3 M' U' (M' U)3 M' |
| OLL | (M' U)4 y2 (M' U)4 |
| OLL | (R U R' U' R' F R F')(R U2 R2' F R F' R U2 R') |
See also
References
External links
- SpeedCubeDB OLL List
- AlgDB OLL List
- CubeRoot OLL algs
- Printable OLL PDF (All OLL algs in one page and color coded)
- OLL Cheat Sheet (Printable PDF of all OLL algorithms on 2 pages. Can be printed Double Sided)
Videos
- OLL Algorithms & Fingertricks by CubeSkills/Feliks Zemdegs
- All 57 Rubik's Cube OLL Algorithms + Fingertricks by UberCuber
- All 57 OLL Algorithms & Fingertricks with alternatives By SpeedCubeDB
- All 57 OLL Algorithms & Finger Tricks By J Perm
- All 57 OLL Algorithms & Finger Tricks (New) By J Perm
- speedcubingtips.eu OLL cases


























































