A solved white layer with matching bottom side pairs.
Yellow up and white down. Keep the same front until every yellow corner is oriented.
1. Read the whole procedure before turning
The white layer will look mixed while you twist the top corners. Keep the same grip and finish orienting all the corners. The white layer will return to its solved state at the end, so keep going even if it looks mixed along the way.
Choose a front colour and keep it facing you. Use U to bring a corner whose yellow sticker faces sideways to the top-front-right position.
2. Twist the working corner
R' D' R D
Repeat the full four-move block two or four times until that corner’s yellow sticker faces up. Finish the last D even if yellow is already on top. This routine uses D. The first-layer trigger uses U.
3. Move to the next corner with U only
Use U, U′, or U2 to bring another corner whose yellow sticker isn’t facing up to the same top-front-right position. Keep the whole cube facing the same direction. Twist this corner using the same complete four-move blocks.
Continue until all four top stickers are yellow. Skip corners that are already oriented. Then turn U if needed. The white layer and its side pairs should be restored.
4. Put the corners in order in the next lesson
A yellow face can have its corners in the wrong order. That is fine for now. The next lesson rearranges them while preserving the yellow and white faces.
The prepared example has two corners to twist. Notice that the white layer is restored only after both corners have been twisted and the top layer has been realigned.
Watch, then try
Work through an example
Start by going through the example one move at a time. It shows a specific action from a prepared position. Use the lesson’s setup instructions to recognize when that action applies to your own scramble.
Watch one worked example
The example shows how to orient two corners without changing your grip. U brings the next corner into position while the whole cube stays facing the same way. Watch the white layer return to its solved state at the end.
Example grip: yellow up · blue front · red right at the start. Follow any written whole-cube rotations.
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Use Next move to follow the sequence.
Drag to inspect other faces. Use the arrow keys to rotate the view when the cube has focus.
Copy this exact example on your own cube
Start with a solved 2×2, with yellow on top and blue at the front. Apply the setup moves below from left to right to create the example’s starting position. Keep this example separate from the scramble you’re solving throughout the course.
U D' R' D R D' R' D R D' R' D R D' R' D R U' D' R' D R D' R' D RThen follow the lesson sequence. If your cube’s colour scheme differs, match the piece relationships using your own colours.
Compare the starting position and the result
Drag each cube to inspect its other faces.
Explain it to yourself
Check your understanding
Now use your own cube
Your turn
Use U to bring a corner whose yellow sticker isn’t facing up to the top-front-right position. Twist it using complete four-move blocks. Use only U turns to bring the next corner into position, and repeat for each corner that needs twisting.
Open a 2×2 Digital Cube for practiceOpens in a new tab so you can keep this lesson open while you practise. Check for yourself whether you’ve met the lesson goal. The Digital Cube doesn’t grade your work.
If you get stuck
The white layer looks mixed halfway through.
Keep the same grip until every yellow corner is oriented. Use only U turns between corners.
The white layer is still mixed at the end.
Check whether you missed a D turn or rotated the whole cube between corners. Undo the mistake if you know what it was. Otherwise, restore the first layer and restart this step.
Before moving on
Check your result
Your cube at this stage
Yellow face oriented
White and yellow faces are complete. The top side pairs can still be in the wrong order.
Confirm these on your cube. Watching the animation alone does not complete the lesson.
Check off each item once you can do it yourself.