An aligned white cross on the bottom.
White down. Rotate sideways to put the empty target slot at bottom-front-right.
1. Choose a corner and find its home
Find a white corner in the top layer. Read its other two colors. A white-blue-red corner belongs between white, blue, and red—not in whichever slot is closest.
Rotate the whole cube sideways, keeping white down, until those two side centers are at front and right. The destination is now bottom-front-right (DFR).
2. Put the corner above its destination
Turn only U until your target corner reaches top-front-right (UFR), directly above its home. White may face up, front, or right; all three cases can use the same routine.
3. Repeat the trigger until this corner is solved
R U R' U'
Perform one complete repetition, then inspect the bottom-front-right slot. Continue from the same grip, without extra U turns between repetitions, until the target sits there with white down and both side colors matching.
Depending on how white starts, this takes one, three, or five repetitions. Do not stop partway through the four moves. Other bottom corners and the cross return after each full repetition.
4. Recover a corner trapped below
If a white corner is in the bottom layer but misplaced or twisted, rotate sideways to put that slot at bottom-front-right. Perform the trigger once to bring it into the top layer. Then find its real home, put it directly above that home, and use step 3.
5. Repeat without losing your reference
After solving one corner, choose the next white corner and rotate sideways to put its home at front-right. Finish all four. Inspect every bottom side row before going on; a solid white face with mismatched side rows needs more corner work.
Need a reminder of the move notation?
R right · L left · U top · D bottom · F front · B back. A plain letter is 90° clockwise looking directly at that face. An apostrophe (′) reverses it; 2 means 180°. Keep the front fixed during an algorithm.
Watch, then try
Work through an example
Use one move at a time first. This prepared case teaches a specific action; use the lesson’s setup instructions to recognize when it applies to your own scramble.
Watch one worked example
Follow the white-blue-red corner above the front-right slot. In this prepared orientation, one complete trigger inserts it and restores the white cross.
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. Arrow keys rotate the view when the cube is focused.
Copy this exact example on your own cube
Start with a solved 3×3, yellow up and blue front. Apply the setup below from left to right. This creates the example’s starting position. Keep this separate from the ongoing scramble you are solving through the course.
U R U' R'Then follow the lesson sequence. If your cube’s color scheme differs, match the piece relationships using your own colors.
Compare the starting position and the result
Drag each cube to inspect its other faces.
Another case: White faces up
White faces up
The same corner begins with white up. Keep your front fixed and finish three complete triggers to insert it.
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. Arrow keys rotate the view when the cube is focused.
Copy this exact example on your own cube
Start with a solved 3×3, yellow up and blue front. Apply the setup below from left to right. This creates the example’s starting position. Keep this separate from the ongoing scramble you are solving through the course.
U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R'Then follow the lesson sequence. If your cube’s color scheme differs, match the piece relationships using your own colors.
Compare the starting position and the result
Drag each cube to inspect its other faces.
Another case: White faces front
White faces front
This orientation needs five complete triggers. Pause after each group of four; do not add setup turns between them.
Example grip: yellow up · blue front · red right at the start. Follow any written whole-cube rotations.
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Prepared position · 0 / 20 moves
Use Next move to follow the sequence.
Drag to inspect other faces. Arrow keys rotate the view when the cube is focused.
Copy this exact example on your own cube
Start with a solved 3×3, yellow up and blue front. Apply the setup below from left to right. This creates the example’s starting position. Keep this separate from the ongoing scramble you are solving through the course.
U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R'Then follow the lesson sequence. If your cube’s color scheme differs, match the piece relationships using your own colors.
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
Find a white corner, name its two side colors, put it directly above its home, and insert it. Repeat for all four corners. Check the cross after each insertion.
Open a 3×3 Digital Cube for practiceOpens in a new tab so you can keep this lesson beside your practice. Check the lesson goal yourself; the Digital Cube does not grade it.
If you get stuck
The corner keeps returning to the wrong slot.
Use both non-white colors to identify its home first. Rotate the whole cube to put that home at front-right, then use U to put the piece above it.
The cross is broken after an insertion.
Finish all four moves. If it is still broken, check that you used U′ as the fourth move and did not rotate the whole cube during the trigger.
Before moving on
Check your result
Your cube at this stage
The first layer solved
The bottom face is white and the bottom row of every side matches its center. The middle and top layers are still unfinished.
Confirm these on your cube. Watching the animation alone does not complete the lesson.
Check every item when you can do it yourself.