Rubik's cube patterns

• taken from Bandelow [B] ,
• taken from Singmaster [Si] ,
• taken from or Mark Longridge's page, or
• created using Herbert Kociemba's Cube Explorer program.

I thank Bruce Love and Simon Nolet for pointing out earlier mistakes on this web page.

1. The 4 H pattern U²R²L²F² B²U²R²L² F²B²
2. The 4 I pattern F²R²B²F²R²B²
3. The 4 T pattern RLU²R^-1L^-1FBU² F^-1B^-1U²
4. The 4 Z pattern FBLRFBLRFBLRU²D²
5. The 4 Z, 2 I pattern FBUDR^-1L^-1FBRLUDB^-1F^-1RL
6. The 6 W pattern U^-1R²D^-1B^-1DR^-1 D^-1BDR^-1U RL^-1FB^-1UD^-1RL^-1 RL^-1FB^-1UD^-1RL^-1
7. The 6 spot pattern RL^-1FB^-1UD^-1RL^-1
8. The 6 L pattern FBUDR^-1L^-1FB
9. The 6 X pattern -see pons asinorum
10. The 6 plus pattern R^-1L²F²B²U² R²L²F²B² D²R^-1
11. The 6 T pattern U²F²R²B²D² F²D²R²D²F²
12. The twisted duck feet pattern U^-1R²D^-1B^-1DR^-1 D^-1BDR^-1U
13. Twisted edges pattern U^-1R²D^-1B^-1DR^-1 D^-1BDR^-1U RL^-1FB^-1UD^-1RL^-1
14. Cube in a cube pattern D²F^-1D²R²F RF^-1RU²L^-1BLD² U²F
15. double cube pattern BL^-1D²LDF^-1D²FD^-1B^-1
16. meson pattern BL^-1D²LDF^-1D²FD^-1B^-1 F^-1RU²R^-1U^-1BU²B^-1UF
17. four diagonals with plus on U+D faces F^-1B^-1RLF^-1B^-1 RLF^-1B^-1RL
18. edge hexagon U^-1R^-1F²RF URU²R^-1 F^-1F^-1U^-1 R²URFUF²U^-1R^-1
19. female rattlesnake R²L^-1U²RLU²RU LF²L^-1FD²F^-1LF² L^-1U^-1
20. spotted anaconda (edge hexagon)*(six-spot)= U^-1R^-1F²RF URU²R^-1 F²U^-1 R²URFUF²U^-1 L^-1FB^-1UD^-1RL^-1
21. stripes C(R,F,D))B²C(R,F,D)^-1C(L,B,D) F²C(L,B,D)^-1F² R²L²B²R, where C(x,y,z)=x²yzx²z^-1x .
22. pons asinorum L^-1RU^-1DL^-1R U^-1DL^-1 RU^-1D or F²B²U² D²R²L²
23. worm BRL^-1D^-1R²D LR^-1B^-1R²UB²U^-1D R²D^-1
24. snake BRL^-1D^-1R²DL R^-1B^-1R²UB² U^-1DB²RLU² L^-1R^-1B²D^-1
25. ELVA L²F²D² L²D² L^-1 RU²L^-1R^-1
26. DAVE L²F²D²U² F²L^-1R^-1F²L R^-1

Last updated 1-3-2006.

Created by wdj