3x3x3 patterns
Pick a pattern and apply the moves from a solved cube
The Superflip
Every corner solved and all 12 edges flipped, the single most scrambled state a cube can be in, exactly 20 moves from solved.
U R2 F B R B2 R U2 L B2 R U' D' R2 F R' L B2 U2 F2Checkerboard
Every face becomes a checkerboard of two opposite colors using only slice moves.
M2 E2 S2SpeedSolving Logo
Recreates the header logo of the SpeedSolving.com community website.
R' L' U2 F2 D2 F2 R L B2 U2 B2 U23 Sides Solved
Three whole faces stay solved while the rest of the cube looks scrambled.
U2 D R' D B' L2 B D' R L2 U2 B2 L2 B2 D R2 L2 D R2Flags & Crest
Three bands of color with a crest in the middle, like a tricolor national flag.
B2 U' B2 L2 U B2 U R2 B2 U' L' R' B D U' L2 F2 R'Wire
Thin diagonal lines of color stretch across each face like taut wires.
R L F B R L F B R L F B R2 B2 L2 R2 B2 L2Checkerboard in the Cube
A checkerboard motif nested inside a smaller cube on every face.
B D F' B' D L2 U L U' B D' R B R D' R L' F U2 DPerfect Scramble
Every color appears on every face with no two matching stickers touching, the most evenly mixed scramble possible.
U F' L' U' R2 F' R2 B' U' R F' U F D' L2 F2 L2 U'Perfect Storm
A dense, chaotic mix of colors on every face, discovered by Mugur.
U' F2 R' L' U' B R2 D B U' R2 L B2 D' B2 U F2 B2 U' L2 B2 L2Minority Cross
Every color appears on every face with the corners left solved and no two matching cross colors adjacent.
L2 D' B2 L2 B2 D' F2 D U' B2 L B2 F' L B' F U' F' U L2Perpendicular Lines
Straight lines cross at right angles on each face.
R2 U2 L2 R2 U2 L2 M2Flipped Tips
The corner pieces look twisted in place while the rest of the faces stay clean.
U B D' F2 D B' U' R2 D F2 D' R2 D F2 D' R2Plus Minus
A plus sign on two opposite faces with horizontal stripes running around the sides.
U2 R2 L2 U2 R2 L2Tablecloth
A checkered, cloth-like pattern drapes evenly over every face.
R L U2 F' U2 D2 R2 L2 F' D2 F2 D R2 L2 F2 B2 D B2 L2Deckerboard
A half-checkerboard variant where only part of each face alternates colors.
U D R L' F' B U D' R2 U R2 L2 D2 F2 B2 DSpiral
Color trails curl outward from the center of each face like a spiral.
L' B' D U R U' R' D2 R2 D L D' L' R' F UFruit Bowl
A cheerful mix of colored blocks scattered across the faces like fruit in a bowl.
B2 L2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D U B2 U2 B' F' L' R' D' U'Flower
A flower-shaped blossom with a stem appears on each face.
R2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 D2 F2 U2Vertical Stripes
Vertical stripes wrap around the four side faces while the top and bottom stay solid.
F U F R L2 B D' R D2 L D' B R2 L F U FGift Box
A ribbon-like cross wraps each face as if the cube were wrapped like a present.
U B2 R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 B F' L F2 D U' R2 F' L' R'Opposite Corners
The corner pieces on opposite faces swap colors, framing each center in a contrasting border.
R L U2 F2 D2 F2 R L F2 D2 B2 D2Cross
A cross in a contrasting color appears on all six faces.
R2 L' D F2 R' D' R' L U' D R D B2 R' U D24 Crosses
Four of the six faces display a clean plus-shaped cross.
U2 R2 L2 F2 B2 D2 L2 R2 F2 B2Union Jack
A diagonal cross pattern reminiscent of the United Kingdom's flag on opposite faces.
U F B' L2 U2 L2 F' B U2 L2 UCube in the Cube
Every face shows a smaller cube nested in one of its corners.
F L F U' R U F2 L2 U' L' B D' B' L2 UCube in a Cube in a Cube
Three cubes nested one inside the other on every face.
U' L' U' F' R2 B' R F U B2 U B' L U' F U R F'Anaconda
A thick snake-like band of color slithers across the faces.
L U B' U' R L' B R' F B' D R D' F'Python
A winding, segmented trail of color slithers across the cube like a snake.
F2 R' B' U R' L F' L F' B D' R B L2Black Mamba
A dark, narrow serpentine stripe coils across the faces.
R D L F' R L' D R' U D' B U' R' D'Green Mamba
A different serpentine coil, a color variant of the mamba family of snake patterns.
R D R F R' F' B D R' U' B' U D2Tangled
Interlocking bands appear knotted together across the faces.
F B U D F B U D F B U D F2 B2Four Spots
The four side faces swap their centers while the top and bottom stay solid.
F2 B2 U D' R2 L2 U D'Six Spots
All six faces stay solid with a swapped center, forming six dots.
U D' R L' F B' U D'Twister
Bands of color appear to twist around each face like a wrung cloth.
F R' U L F' L' F U' R U L' U' L F'Kilt
Overlapping stripes form a tartan-like pattern reminiscent of a Scottish kilt.
U' R2 L2 F2 B2 U' R L F B' U F2 D2 R2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U' F2Tetris
Interlocking blocks of color, like falling Tetris pieces.
L R F B U' D' L' R'Don't Cross Line
A single straight line runs around the middle layer without ever crossing itself.
F2 L2 R2 B2 E2Hi
A short, friendly four-move sequence that leaves a simple greeting-like motif on the faces.
M2 U2 M2 U2Hi All Around
The same friendly motif repeated so it shows up on every face.
U2 R2 F2 U2 D2 F2 L2 U2Displaced Motif
Colors shift out of place just enough to create an irregular, spicy-looking mix.
L2 B2 D' B2 D L2 U R2 D R2 B U R' F2 R U' B' U'Are You High?
A tall, symmetric motif stretches vertically across opposite faces.
L R' U2 D2 L' R U2 D2 R2 L2C U Around
An irregular scramble-like pattern that still keeps a recognizable motif on each face.
U' B2 U L2 D L2 R2 D' B' R D' L R' B2 U2 F' L' U'Order in Chaos
A seemingly scrambled cube that still hides a recognizable repeating structure.
B L2 B' U2 B F2 U L U B U' R U' B F U' R D R B' U'Evenly Distributed
Every face shows all six colors with no two of the same touching, spread out as evenly as possible.
D' B2 D' L2 R2 D B2 L2 D' B2 L R' F' L2 D U' F2 R' D' U'The Hole
A short six-move sequence that leaves a hollow, empty-looking gap on the faces.
R L' F' B D U'No Entry
A bold band of color rings each face like a road sign's no-entry stripe.
U' L' B R L' D' L B' U F2 R2 B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D B2Plus
A simple plus sign appears centered on opposite faces.
B2 F2 R2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 R2 U23C3W
Three corners and three wings of color rearrange to form a pinwheel-like motif.
D L B' L L F L' B' U D' R L' F B D L'Pong
Two small squares face off across the cube like paddles in a game of Pong.
U R2 F2 B2 L2 U2 D R2 F2 B2 L2Spun T's
T-shaped blocks of color appear rotated across the faces.
U' L2 F2 L2 F2 D' L2 F' L2 F' D U2 L' B L B' U'Wifi Downstairs
Concentric, signal-like bands radiate from the center of each face.
R U' R F2 R' U R F2 U' B2 U D R2 U' L2 D' L2Opposite Pillars
Tall pillars of color stand on opposite faces of the cube.
R2 F2 L2 R2 F2 L2Viaduct
A raised, bridge-like band of color arches across the faces.
R2 U2 L2 D B2 L2 B2 R2 D' U L' D F' U' R2 F' U B2 U2 R'Solved in Scrambled
Two small cubes stay intact with unmatched borders, hiding order inside an otherwise scrambled-looking cube.
U2 L' U2 L' U2 F2 D L F' L F R2 D' B2 D' L2 D' L2 F2 R2Hi Ohio
A short, symmetric motif that reads the same from either side, like the palindrome "Ohio".
U2 F2 L2 R2 F2 U2Staircase
Blocks of color descend across the faces like steps of a staircase.
L2 F2 D' L2 B2 D' U' R2 B2 U' L' B2 L D L B' D L' UWrapped 2x2
The cube looks as if a smaller 2x2 cube were wrapped up and placed inside it.
D' B2 F2 L2 U' F2 R2 D F2 U2 L' B R' U' L' F D' F L D2Antipodal Chaos
Each face shows a different shape built from the colors of its opposite face.
U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 U2 F2Flower Field
A field of small flower-like blossoms spreads across every face.
M S M' S' R2 L2 U2 D2 F2 B2C Spirals
C-shaped curves spiral outward from the center of each face.
B' F' L2 D2 B' F U2 R2 F2Worms
Small worm-like trails of color crawl across the faces at right angles to each other.
U' F2 L2 U D2 F2 B2 U F2 L2 DGlider
A diagonal cluster of squares echoing the glider from Conway's Game of Life.
D2 R2 F2 R2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 U2 R2 U2Quote
A neat, quotation-mark-like pair of blocks frames the corner of each face.
U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U2 R2Matching Pictures
A short algorithm that leaves matching mirrored blocks of color on opposite faces.
R' D2 R L D2 L'Loose Strap
A loose band of color drapes diagonally across the top and bottom faces.
F2 U2 B2 U2 F2 U2Doubler
A motif appears to repeat itself twice across the faces.
R L U2 R L' D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 U2 L23T
Three T-shaped blocks of color line up across the faces.
B U2 L2 F2 R2 F D2 F2 R2 F' R2 U24 T
Four T-shaped blocks appear, one on each side face.
F2 D2 F' L2 D2 U2 R2 B' U2 F26 T
A T-shaped block of color appears on every one of the six faces.
F2 R2 U2 F' B D2 L2 F BZZ-Line
A zigzagging line of color runs across the faces.
R L U2 R L' U2 F2 R2 U2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L2Checker Zigzag
A zigzag stripe cuts across a checkerboard background.
R2 L2 F2 B2 U F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 UExchanged Duck Feet
Y-shaped blocks that resemble webbed footprints swap places between faces.
U F R2 F' D' R U B2 U2 F' R2 F D B2 R B'Stripe Dot Solved
A short algorithm leaving a single stripe and dot while most of the cube stays solved.
D U B2 F2 D' U'Picnic
A tidy checkered pattern reminiscent of a picnic blanket, made in just five moves.
D2 R2 L2 F2 B2Percent Sign %
Diagonal blocks line up on each face to resemble a percent sign.
R L U2 R L' U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 F2 R2 U2 R2Mirror
Two opposite faces reflect each other's pattern like a mirror image.
U D F2 B2 U' D' R2 L2 B2Plus Minus Check
A checkered variant of the plus-minus pattern, alternating crosses and stripes.
U D R2 L2 U D R2 L2Facing Checkerboards
Two opposite faces both turn into checkerboards that face each other.
U2 F2 U2 F2 B2 U2 F2 D2Hi Again
A longer sequence that repeats the friendly "Hi" motif across every face.
U2 D2 L2 U2 D2 R2 F2 B2 L2 F2 B2 R2 U2 D2 F2 U2 D2 B24 Plus 2 Dots
Four faces show a plus-shaped motif while the remaining two show simple dots.
F U2 D2 R L U' D F B R U2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 B2Rockets
Triangular blocks of color point outward from the center like rockets taking off.
U R2 F2 R2 U' D F2 R2 F2 DSlash
Diagonal slashes of color repeat evenly across the faces.
R L F B R L F B R L F BThe Pillars
A minimal four-move sequence that leaves tall pillars of color on the side faces.
L2 R2 B2 F2Twisted Duck Feet
A twisted variant of the duck-feet motif spreads across the faces.
F R' B R U F' L' F' U2 L' U' D2 B D' F B' U2Ron's Cube in a Cube
A cube-in-a-cube variant with a different color scheme, named after its creator Ron.
F D' F' R D F' R' D R D L' F L D R' F D'Headlights
Two bright squares of color sit side by side on a face like a car's headlights.
U2 F2 U2 D2 B2 D2Crossing Snake
A serpentine trail of color crosses over itself as it winds across the faces.
R L U2 R L' U2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 D2 R2Cage
Thin bars of color form a cage-like grid over each face.
L U F2 R L' U2 B' U D B2 L F B' R' L F' R4 Crosses (Repeating)
A repeating six-move sequence that builds four crosses across the faces.
F2 B2 R F2 B2 R F2 B2 R F2 B2 R F2 B2 R F2 B2 RPyraminx
Triangular blocks arrange into a hexagonal motif reminiscent of the Pyraminx puzzle.
D L' U R' B' R B U2 D B D' B' L U D'Edge Triangle
A smaller triangular motif forms from the edge pieces of each face.
U B2 U' F' U' D L' D2 L U D' F D' L2 B2 D'Twisted Rings
A repainted variant of the cube-in-a-cube-in-a-cube, with rings instead of squares.
F D F' D2 L' B' U L D R U L' F' U L U2Exchanged Rings
Ring-shaped blocks of color swap places between neighboring faces.
B' U' B' L' D B U D2 B U L D' L' U' L2 DTwisted Chicken Feet
Y-shaped footprint blocks appear twisted across the faces.
F L' D F' U' B U F U' F R' F2 L U' R' D2Exchanged Chicken Feet
The chicken-feet motif swaps between opposite faces.
F L' D' B' L F U F' D' F L2 B' R' U L2 D' FTwin Peaks
Two triangular peaks of color rise from each face.
U L2 B2 R2 U R2 D' U L F' U L' D B' U L B' L R' U'Corner Pyramid
A pyramid-shaped block of color forms in the corner of each face.
U' D B R' F R B' L' F' B L F R' B' R F' U' DTwisted Peaks
A pair of angular peaks twist across opposite faces.
F B' U F U F U L B L2 B' U F' L U L' BExchanged Peaks
The peak-shaped blocks trade places between opposite faces.
F U2 L F L' B L U B' R' L' U R' D' F' B R2Megatron
A bold, angular motif spans the faces like a robot's armor plating.
U L D R' F D2 R2 F2 R' F D2 B L2 U2 D' R2 U R2 B2 L2Six-Two-One
A staged pattern where the faces show six, then two, then one block of color.
U B2 D2 L B' L' U' L' B D2 B2Yin Yang
Two interlocking curved halves of contrasting color form a yin-yang motif.
R L B F R L U' D' F' B' U DYan Ying
A mirrored variant of the Tetris pattern, built from the same interlocking blocks turned the other way.
L R F B U' D' L' R'Henry's Snake
A snake-like trail of color winds across the faces, named after its creator Henry.
R2 F2 U' D' B2 L2 F2 L2 U D R2 F2Snake Eyes
Two small dots of color sit side by side on each face like a pair of snake eyes on dice.
R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U2Glitch
The corners look slightly out of place, as if the cube glitched mid-scramble.
F' L' B' R' U' R B L F UWeirdo
An irregular, asymmetric mix of colors that looks deliberately odd.
R' F' U F2 U' F R' F2 D2 F2 D2 F2 D F2 R2 U2Twisted Corners
The corner pieces look rotated out of place across every face.
F U D R2 F2 U' B U B U R2 B' U L2 U B2 U2 F2 L2 U'Quick Maths 1+1
A plus sign sits next to a single dot, a playful nod to simple arithmetic.
R L F2 U2 R' L' F2 U2 R2 F2 U R2 L2 F2 B2 D'Scrambled 2x2s
The cube looks like four small 2x2 cubes, each individually scrambled.
U2 B' R U' L F B2 U F' U F2 L2 U D B2 L2 B2 L2