F2L Complete Guide｜All 41 CFOP Cases with Diagrams

F2L (First Two Layers) is one of the most important steps in the CFOP method and has the biggest impact on your solve time.

This page provides a complete list of all 41 F2L cases, each illustrated with clear diagrams and paired with the most efficient algorithms for every pattern.

This is a comprehensive F2L algorithm guide, designed for beginners and intermediate solvers who want to learn F2L more effectively and improve their speed.

First Two Layers

Check the orientation of your cube as shown in the illustration.
Find the matching case on your own cube and follow the algorithm provided.
(The top layer can be white, yellow, or any color—it doesn’t affect the case.)

Algorithm 1-5

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(R U' R' U') (R' U2 R U' U') (R' U R)

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(U R U' R' U') y' (R' U R)

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(R' F' R U) (R U' R' F)

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(R U R' U') (R U2 R' U') (R U R')

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(R F) U (R U' R' F') (U' R')

Algorithm 6-10

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y' (R' U' R U) (R' U' R')

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(R U' R' U) (R U' R')

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(R U' R' U) (R U' U' R' U) (R U' R')

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(R U) F (R U R' U') F' R

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y' (R' U R U') (R' U R)

Algorithm 11-15

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(R U R' U') (R U R')

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(R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R')

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(R U' R' U) y' (R' U R)

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y' (R' U2) (R U R' U' R)

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y' U' (R' U2) (R U R' U R)

Algorithm 16-20

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y' (R' U R U' U') (R' U' R)

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F U (R U' R' F') (R U' R')

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U (R U' R' U') (R U' R' U) (R U' R')

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(R U' R' U2) (R U R')

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U (R U' U') (R' U R U' R')

Algorithm 21-25

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(R U U) (R' U R U R')

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U' (R U' R' U2) (R U' R')

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U' (R U R') y' (U R' U' R)

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y' U (R' U R U') (R' U' R)

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y' (R' U' R)

Algorithm 26-30

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y' U (R' U' R U') (R' U' R)

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y' (R U' U') (R2' U') (R2 U' R')

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(l U) (r U' r' U') l'

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U' (R U' U') (R' U2) (R U' R')

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U' (R U R' U') (R U' U' R')

Algorithm 31-35

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U R U' R'

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U' (R U' U' R' U) (R U R')

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y' U (R' U' R) d' (R U R')

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y' U' (R' U R)

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y' U (R' U' R U' U') (R' U R)

Algorithm 36-40

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y' U (R' U2 R U' U') (R' U R)

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(R U' R' U2) y' (R' U' R)

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(R U R' U) (R U' R' U2) (R U' R')

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U' (R U R' U) (R U R')

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(R U R')

Algorithm 41

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U' (R U' R' U) (R U R')