CFOP
Lesson 12 — weeks · 2-3 weeks

Full PLL: 21 algorithms

One-look the last layer permutation.

Full PLL is the highest ROI memorization in CFOP — only 21 cases and a huge time save. Learn the most common first.

  • T-perm and Y-perm (the workhorses)
  • J-perms (Ja, Jb)
  • A-perms (Aa, Ab)
  • U-perms (Ua, Ub)
  • H-perm and Z-perm
  • F-perm, R-perms, G-perms, V, E, N-perms

Recognition is half the speed. Practice recognising each PLL from a single sticker pattern — most can be ID’d from one face.

Practice algorithms

Mark each algorithm as you go. Learning means you can do it slowly with notation; Mastered means you can execute it without thinking and recognise the case from the cube.

Full PLL (21)
21 algorithms
0 mastered0 learning21 untouched
Aa-perm
Aa
Corner 3-cycle (CCW)
x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x'
Ab-perm
Ab
Corner 3-cycle (CW)
x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R x'
E-perm
E
Swaps two pairs of adjacent corners
x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' x
F-perm
F
Adjacent corner swap + opposite edge swap
R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R
Ga-perm
Ga
3-cycle corners & 3-cycle edges
R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D'
Gb-perm
Gb
3-cycle corners & 3-cycle edges (mirror)
R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D
Gc-perm
Gc
3-cycle corners & 3-cycle edges
R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D
Gd-perm
Gd
3-cycle corners & 3-cycle edges
R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D'
H-perm
H
Opposite edge swap
M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2
Ja-perm
Ja
Adjacent corner+edge swap
x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 x'
Jb-perm
Jb
Adjacent corner+edge swap (mirror)
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R'
Na-perm
Na
Diagonal corner swap + opposite edge swap
R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R'
Nb-perm
Nb
Diagonal corner swap + opposite edge swap (mirror)
R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R
Ra-perm
Ra
Adjacent corner swap + adjacent edge swap
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R'
Rb-perm
Rb
Adjacent corner swap + adjacent edge swap (mirror)
R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R
T-perm
T
Adjacent corner swap + opposite edge swap, the classic
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
Ua-perm
Ua
Edge 3-cycle CCW
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2
Ub-perm
Ub
Edge 3-cycle CW
R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'
V-perm
V
Diagonal corner swap + adjacent edge swap
R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F
Y-perm
Y
Diagonal corner swap + adjacent edge swap
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'
Z-perm
Z
Adjacent edge double-swap
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M'
2-Look PLL: 6 algorithms Next: Revisit: cross on every color