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Practice · Orientation of the Last Layer

OLL algorithms: finish the yellow face in one go.

OLL makes the whole top face one colour. The complete set has 57 cases, so most cubers start with 2-look OLL: first make the cross on top, then orient the four corners.

Once the cross is done, only seven corner cases remain, OLL 21 to 27: Sune, Antisune, H, Pi, Headlights, T and Bowtie. All seven are here, each checked on the cube simulator.

The beginner OLL lesson solves every corner case by repeating Sune. Each algorithm below solves its case in a single sequence.

Notation: how to read R, U, F, M, x… · Just starting? Learn 2-look OLL and PLL first

7/57cases here

7 of the 57 OLL cases — the ones to learn first.

  • 3×3
  • CFOP
  • OLL
  • Intermediate
  • Recognition
Start drillPractice on the 3×3 timer

Press Play on any case to watch it solved on a 3D cube.

Play it on the cube

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Yellow on top, green in front: the case is set up first, then the algorithm plays one move at a time. Drag the cube to look around it.

Recognition drill · OLL

See it. Name it. Recall it.

7 cases, shuffled. Recognise each one from the diagram, say the algorithm, then check yourself. Misses come back until you have them.

Recognising the cases

Look at the top face and count the corners that already show yellow on top.

One corner: the "fish" — Sune or Antisune. Zero corners: H or Pi (look at where the yellow side stickers point). Two corners: Headlights, T or Bowtie (the two yellow corners sit diagonally on the Bowtie).

OLL cases

  • OLL 21 (Cross)

    H pattern (no corners oriented)

    Hold it: Yellow side stickers facing front and back.

    F (R U R' U')3 F'
    Play OLL 21 on the CubeDrill OLL 21

  • OLL 22 (Cross)

    Pi pattern (no corners oriented)

    Hold it: The pair of yellow side stickers (headlights) on the left.

    R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
    Play OLL 22 on the CubeDrill OLL 22

  • OLL 23 (Cross)

    Headlights pattern (two corners oriented)

    Hold it: Yellow corners at the front; the headlights face the back.

    R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R
    Play OLL 23 on the CubeDrill OLL 23

  • OLL 24 (Cross)

    T pattern (two corners oriented)

    Hold it: Yellow corners on the right; the other two face front and back.

    r U R' U' r' F R F'
    Play OLL 24 on the CubeDrill OLL 24

  • OLL 25 (Cross)

    Bowtie pattern (two diagonal corners oriented)

    Hold it: Yellow corners at the back right and front left; the front-right corner's yellow faces you.

    F' r U R' U' r' F R
    Play OLL 25 on the CubeDrill OLL 25

  • Sune (OLL 27)

    Fish, one corner oriented

    Hold it: Yellow corner at the front left; the front-right corner's yellow faces you.

    R U R' U R U2 R'
    Play Sune on the CubeDrill Sune

  • Antisune (OLL 26)

    Fish, one corner oriented (mirror of Sune)

    Hold it: Yellow corner at the back right; the front-left corner's yellow faces you.

    R U2 R' U' R U' R'
    Play Antisune on the CubeDrill Antisune

How to practice OLL

Drill each case by setting it up with the algorithm run backwards, then solving it.

In timed solves, use this set whenever the cross is done but the corners aren't — it replaces repeated Sunes.

Practice on the 3×3 timer Beginner OLL lesson