Formulas
2-look CFOP (two looks): all the formulas
Every case of the method with its formula, step by step. Hold your cube as the case's hint says before applying its formula.
Step 1 · Cross
On top, white up
The edge is on top, white facing up: turn U until it is at the front, its other colour above the front centre.
F2→ piece in placeOn top, white in front
The edge is on top, white on the side: turn U until it is at the front, white facing you.
U' R' F R→ piece in placeMiddle right, white on the right
The edge is in the middle layer, front right, white on the right face.
F→ piece in placeMiddle left, white on the left
The edge is in the middle layer, front left, white on the left face.
F'→ piece in place
Step 2 · F2L (first two layers)
F2L 1 · Corner white to the right, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 2 · Corner white to the front, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top left, right colour on top.
F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 3 · Corner white to the front, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top right, front colour on top.
U R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 4 · Corner white to the right, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
U' F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 5 · Corner white up, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top right, front colour on top.
R U2 R' U' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 6 · Corner white to the back, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back right, white facing back, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
R U' R' U R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 7 · Corner white to the right, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top right, right colour on top.
R U' R' U2 F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 8 · Corner white up, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
F' U2 F U F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 9 · Corner white up, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
U R U2 R' U R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 10 · Corner white to the front, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top left, front colour on top.
U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 11 · Corner white to the front, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top back, right colour on top.
U' R U' R' U F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 12 · Corner white up, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top left, front colour on top.
U2 R U R' U R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 13 · Corner white to the right, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top left, front colour on top.
U F' U F U' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 14 · Corner white up, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top back, right colour on top.
U2 F' U' F U' F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 15 · Corner white to the right, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top left, right colour on top.
U F' U' F U2 F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 16 · Corner white to the front, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
U' R U R' U2 R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 17 · Corner white up, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back right, white facing up, and the edge at the top back, right colour on top.
R' F R F' U' F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 18 · Corner white to the front, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
U F' U F U' F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 19 · Corner white up, edge on the left
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top left, right colour on top.
U' F' U2 F U' F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 20 · Corner white to the right, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top back, right colour on top.
U F' U2 F U2 F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 21 · Corner white to the back, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back left, white facing back, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
U2 F' U F U2 R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 22 · Corner white to the front, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing front, and the edge at the top right, right colour on top.
F' U F U' F' U F U2 F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 23 · Corner white up, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge at the top front, front colour on top.
R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 24 · Corner white to the right, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing right, and the edge at the top front, front colour on top.
R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 25 · Corner white to the back, edge placed
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back right, white facing back, and the edge in the slot, correctly oriented.
R U2 R' U R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 26 · Corner white to the right, edge placed
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back right, white facing right, and the edge in the slot, correctly oriented.
R U' R' U2 R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 27 · Corner white to the back, edge flipped
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back left, white facing back, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
R U R' F R' F' R→ piece in placeF2L 28 · Corner white to the left, edge flipped
Turn U until you have the corner at the top back left, white facing left, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
F' U F U R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 29 · Corner white up, edge flipped
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
U' R' F R F' R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 30 · Corner white up, edge placed
Turn U until you have the corner at the top front right, white facing up, and the edge in the slot, correctly oriented.
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 31 · Corner down, white to the right, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, white facing right, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
R U2 R' F' U2 F→ piece in placeF2L 32 · Corner down, white to the right, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, white facing right, and the edge at the top right, front colour on top.
R U R' U' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 33 · Corner down, white to the front, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, white facing front, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
F' U' F U F' U' F→ piece in placeF2L 34 · Corner down, white to the front, edge on the right
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, white facing front, and the edge at the top right, front colour on top.
R U' R' U R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 35 · Corner placed, edge at the back
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, correctly oriented, and the edge at the top back, front colour on top.
R' F R F' R U R'→ piece in placeF2L 36 · Corner placed, edge at the front
Turn U until you have the corner in the slot, correctly oriented, and the edge at the top front, right colour on top.
U R U' R' U' F' U F→ piece in placeF2L 37 · Corner placed, edge flipped
You have the corner in the slot, correctly oriented, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 R' U R'→ piece in placeF2L 38 · Corner down, white to the front, edge flipped
You have the corner in the slot, white facing front, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
R F U R U' R' F' U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 39 · Corner down, white to the right, edge flipped
You have the corner in the slot, white facing right, and the edge in the slot, flipped.
R U F R U R' U' F' R'→ piece in placeF2L 40 · Corner down, white to the right, edge placed
You have the corner in the slot, white facing right, and the edge in the slot, correctly oriented.
R U' R' U R U2 R' U R U' R'→ piece in placeF2L 41 · Corner down, white to the front, edge placed
You have the corner in the slot, white facing front, and the edge in the slot, correctly oriented.
R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U' R'→ piece in place
Step 3 · Yellow cross
Dot
Hold the cube yellow on top, any way round: only the top centre is yellow.
F R U R' U' F'→ L shapeL shape
Turn U until the yellow L sits on the back and left edges of the top.
F U R U' R' F'→ piece in placeLine
Turn U until the yellow line is horizontal, from left to right.
F R U R' U' F'→ piece in place
Step 4 · Yellow face
OLL 27 · Sune
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: right; right: right; back: right.
R U R' U R U2 R'→ piece in placeOLL 26 · Antisune
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: left; right: left; left: left.
R U2 R' U' R U' R'→ piece in placeOLL 21 · H
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: left and right; back: left and right.
R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R'→ piece in placeOLL 22 · Pi
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: right; back: left; left: left and right.
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R→ piece in placeOLL 23 · Headlights
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — back: left and right.
R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R→ piece in placeOLL 24 · Chameleon
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: left; back: right.
r U R' U' r' F R F'→ piece in placeOLL 25 · Bowtie
Turn U until the yellow on the sides matches the picture (each face seen from its front) — front: right; left: left.
F' r U R' U' r' F R→ piece in place
Step 5 · Corner placement
T · two adjacent corners
Headlights on one side only: the two corners on the opposite side need swapping. Turn U to put the headlights on the left, lined up with their centre, then finish with a turn of U if needed.
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'→ piece in placeY · two diagonal corners
No headlights: two diagonal corners need swapping. Turn U until the other two corners are placed, at the front left and the back right (their colours match the centres), then finish with a turn of U if needed.
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'→ piece in place
Step 6 · Edge placement
Ua · three edges
The corners are solved and one side is complete: only three edges move. Turn U to put the complete side at the back, then finish with a turn of U if needed.
M2 U M U2 M' U M2→ piece in placeUb · three edges
The corners are solved and one side is complete: only three edges move. Turn U to put the complete side at the back, then finish with a turn of U if needed.
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2→ piece in placeH · opposite edges
The corners are solved and each edge has to go to the opposite side. Turn U to line the corners up with the centres, then finish with a turn of U if needed.
M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2→ piece in placeZ · adjacent edges
No edge in place: each one swaps with a neighbour, the front one with the left one, the right one with the back one. The corners stay lined up with the centres; turn the whole cube (y) if needed to match the picture.
M' U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U'→ piece in place