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PLL is the acronym for Permutation of the Last Layer.
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Permutation of the Last Layer is the last step of many
Permanent link No. Algs: 21
speedsolving methods. In this step, the pieces on the top
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layer have already been oriented (OLL) so that the top face Avg Moves: 11.8 HTM
has all the same color, and they can now be moved into their
solved positions. There are 21 PLLs (13 if you count mirrors Purpose(s): Speedsolving
and inverses as being the same) and each one is named after Previous
a letter. The following page gives a list of all of the PLLs, OLL cube state
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along with a picture and a list of common algorithms for each
one. The diagrams below are top views of where you want the Next state: Solved cube state
See also
2-Look PLL
PLL Algorithm Database
2-Sided PLL Recognition
External links
"PLL 2SR: A guide to recognizing PLLs by looking at only two sides (V2.0)" (Comparative pattern
analysis of PLLs from all angles, by Parity Case)
Recognize PLLs by patterns (PLL patterns and Algs by RiDo)
PLL Cheat Sheet (Printable PDF of all PLL algorithms on a single page)
Speedsolving.com: Recognizing PLLs from only 2 sides
Recognizing PLLs from only 2 sides - Improved version
YouTube series
PLL algorithms
Note that all of these algorithms are written in the Western notation, where a lowercase letter means a double-layer
turn and rotations are denoted by x, y, and z. (how to add algorithms)
Click on an algorithm (not the camera icon) to watch an animation of it.
H Permutation
PLL M2 D S2 D2 S2 D M2
PLL M2' U M2' U2 M2' U M2' [1]
PLL M2' U' M2' U2' M2' U' M2' [2]
PLL M2' U2 M2' U' M2' U2 M2' U
PLL M2' U2 M2' U M2' U2 M2' U'
PLL R2 U2 R U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R U2 R2
PLL R2' U2 R' U2 R2' U2' R2' U2 R' U2 R2' [3]
PLL R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 U2 R2
PLL R U2' R' U' R' U' R2 U' R2' U2' R2 U2' R' (U)
PLL L2 U2 L' U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L' U2 L2
PLL L R U2 L' R' F' B' U2 F B
PLL L R U2 L' R' (y) L' R' U2 L R
PLL (M2' U)6 U2
PLL (M2' U')6 U2
PLL (R' S R u)6
PLL S R U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R S'
PLL F2 M2' F2 U' F2 M2' F2
PLL (x) U2 M2' U2 B' U2 M2' U2 (x')
PLL L R U2 L' l' U' u' L2 U (z) L
PLL M2' u M2' u2 M2' u M2'
PLL M2' u' M2' u2' M2' u' M2'
PLL z2 (R U R' U' D)30
PLL M2 d S2 d2 S2 d M2
U Permutation : a
Name: U-PLL a
Used in: EPLL, PLL, ELL, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 9 HTM, 7 STM
U Permutation : b
Name: U-PLL b
Used in: EPLL, PLL, ELL, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 9 HTM, 7 STM
PLL B2 U M U2 M' U B2
PLL R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2
PLL (y2) R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'
PLL (y2) L' U L' U' L' U' L' U L U L2
PLL M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2
PLL (y2) M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2
PLL (y2) F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2
PLL (y') M2 u M' u2 M' u M2
PLL R U' R U R U R' U' R' U' R' U2 R'
PLL (y2) R' U' R U' R U R2 U R U' R U' R'
PLL L' U' L U R U R' U2 L' U L U R U' R'
PLL (z) U2' R U R U' R' U' R' U' R U' (z')
PLL (y2 z) U' R U' R' U' R' U' R U R U2' (z')
PLL (y2) F2 U M' U2 M U F2
PLL (y') r2 u M' u2 M' u r2
PLL (y2) (L' U' L U' L' U2 L) U' (R U R' U R U2' R')
PLL L' U' L U R U R' U2 L' U L U R U' R'
PLL (y) f' (L' U' L U) f F (R U R' U') F'
Z Permutation
Name: Z-PLL
Used in: EPLL, PLL, ELL, ZBLL, ZZLL
Optimal moves: 12 HTM, 7 STM
A Permutation : a
Name: A-PLL a
Used in: CPLL, PLL, L3C, L4C, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 9 HTM
A Permutation : b
Name: A-PLL b
Used in: CPLL, PLL, L3C, L4C, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 9 HTM
E Permutation
Name: E-PLL
Used in: CPLL, PLL, L4C, ZBLL, ZZLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
PLL (y x') (R U' R' D) (R U R' D') (R U R' D) (R U' R' D') (x) [6]
PLL R2 U R' U' (y) (R U R' U')2 R U R' (y') R U' R2'
PLL (x) U R' U' L U R U' r2 U' R U L U' R' U (x)
PLL (y x') R U' R' D R U R' u2 R' U R D R' U' R (x')
PLL (y x') R U' R' D R U R' D2 L' U L D L' U' L (x)
PLL (x) U R' U' L U R U' L' U R U' L U R' U' L' (x')
PLL (x') U' R U L' U' R' U r2 U R' U' r' F R F'
PLL (y) R U R' U R' U' R F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R2 U R
PLL L R' U' R U L' U' R' U R r U R' U' r' F R F'
PLL l' U' L' U R U' l U R' U' L U R U' l' U (x')
PLL (y) r' R' U' L D' L' U L R U' R' D R U (x)
PLL (y) l L U R' D R U' R' r' F r D' L' U'
PLL r2 U r2 D (x') (R U' R' U)3 (x) D' r2 U' r2
PLL L' U' L' U R U' L U L (R' l') U' L U R U' L' U (x' y)
PLL R2 U R' (y) (R U' R' U)3 (y') R U' R2
PLL (y' z') R' F R2 U R' B' R U' R2 F' R (z) R B R'
PLL R' U L' D2 L U' R L' U R' D2 R U' L
PLL R B L B' R' (y) R L (y) L B' R' B L' (y') R' L'
PLL l' U' r' F R F' R U R' U' L U R U' R' F
PLL F' R U R' U' L' U R U' l' U R' U' r B R (x2)
PLL (z) U2 R2 F (R U R' U')3 F' R2 U2 (z')
PLL R' D' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U2 R' D R U' R' D' R U R' D R
PLL (y x') R' D R U' R' D' R U2 L D' L' U' L D L' (x)
PLL F R' F' r U R U' r' F R F' r U R' U' r'
PLL (x) R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D'
PLL D R' D2 F' D L D' F D2 R D' F' L' F
PLL l' U' L' U R U' L U R' U' L U R U' L' U (x')
PLL (y) R U R D R' U R D' R' U' R D R' U' R D' R2
Permutations of Edges and Corners
F Permutation
Name: F-PLL
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, ZZLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Alg.2 L' U2 L' U' F' L' F2 U' F' U F' L F U' L
Alg.2(v2) (y2) R' U2 R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F [8]
Decomposition(Alg.2) = [L' U: [U: (L')] [F' L' F: [F, U'] ] ]
Alg.4 B' U' R' B U B' U' B' R B2 U' B' U' B U B' U B
Alg.4(v2) (y) R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R
Decomposition(Alg.4) = [B' U': [R': [B, U] [B', R] ] [B U' B': (U')] ]
Alg.13 R U' F R F' U F' U' F2 R' F' U' R' U2 R'
Alg.13(v2) (y) F U' r U r' U r' F' r2 U' r' U' F' U2 F'
Decomposition(Alg.13) = [R U': [F R F': [U, F'] ] [U': (R')] ]
G Permutation : a
Name: G-PLL a
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 12 HTM
PLL (y) R2 U (R' U R' U') R U' R2 (D U' R' U) R D' [9]
PLL (y) R2' u (R' U R' U' R) u' R2 (y') R' U R
PLL (y) R2 U (R' U R' U' R) U' R2 D (U' R' U R) D'
PLL (y2) F2' D (R' U R' U' R) D' F2 L' U L
PLL R L U2 R' L' (y') R' U L' U2 R U' L
PLL (R U R' U' R') U F (R U R U' R') F' U R' U2 R
PLL (y) L F2 R (F' L' F U) R' U' (F' L F' L')
PLL (y) R2' S2 U l2' U' l2' u R2 U' r2' F2
G Permutation : b
Name: G-PLL b
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 12 HTM
G Permutation : c
Name: G-PLL c
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 12 HTM
G Permutation : d
Name: G-PLL d
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 12 HTM
J Permutation : a
Alg.9 B U' L' B L2 U' L' U' L U L' B' L U L' B'
Alg.9(v2) (y2) F U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' F'
Decomposition(Alg.9) = [B L U' L' B: [B' L U, L'] [L, U'] (U') [U', L] ]
J Permutation : b
Name: J-PLL b
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 10 HTM
Alg.4 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' [13]
Decomposition(Alg.4) = [R U R' F': [R, U] [R', F]] (U')
N Permutation : a
Name: N-PLL a
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, ZZLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Alg.5 F' (R U R' U') R' F R2 F U' (R' U' R U) F' R'
Decomposition(Alg.5) = [F' R U, R'] [R F U' R': (U')]
Alg.6 R U R' U (R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R') U2 R U' R' [14]
Decompositon(Alg.6) = [R U R': [U2: [U', R] [F' R U, R'] [R, U'] ] (U')]
Alg.7 R U R' B U B' R' B U B' U' B' R B2 U' B' U' R U' R'
Alg.7(v2) L U L' (y') (R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R') (y') U' R U' R'
Decomposition(Alg.7) = [R U R': [B U B' R': [B, U] [B', R]] (U')]
Alg.8 L2 U2 L' U2 F2 L2 F2 L F2 U2 L2 U2 L F2
Alg.8(v2) (z) U2 R2 U' R2 (y') R2 U2 R2 U R2 (y) R2 U2 R2 d R2 (x')
Decomposition(Alg.8) = [L: [L, U2] [F2, L2] ] [F2: [U2, L2] (L')]
Alg.9 R U R' U' L U2 L' U' L U2 R' U L' U' R U R U' R'
Alg.9(v2) (R U R' U') L U2 L' U' L (z') L2 U' L D' L' U (L U L' U') (z)
Decomposition(Alg.9) = [R U R' U': [L: [U2 L': (U')] [R' U, L'] ] ]
Alg.12 (L U L' U) (R' U L U') R U2 (L' U L U2) L' (U' L U' L')
Decomposition(Alg.12) = [L U L' U: [L: [R': [L', U] ] [U2 L': (U)] ] ]
Alg.13 F B L' U' L U' (L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L) U2 L' U L F' B'
N Permutation : b
Name: N-PLL b
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, ZZLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Alg.2 R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R
Alg.2(v2) (z') U' L U L' U' F' L' F U L U' F U' F' U L' U (z)
Alg.2(v3):Inv(Alg.2) (R' U R' F) R F' (R U' R') F' U (F R U R' U') R
Decomposition(Alg.2) = [R' U: [R U' R' F': (U')] [F, R'] ]
Alg.3 L' U L U' L' B' U' B L U L' B L' B' L U' L
Alg.3(v2) L' U L U' r' U' F' U L F L' U L' U' r U' L
Decomposition(Alg.3) = [L' U: [L U' L' B': (U')] [B, L'] ]
Alg.6 L' U' L U' (L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L) U2 L' U L
Decomposition(Alg.6) = [L' U' L: [U2: [U, L'] [F L' U', L] [L', U] ] (U)]
Alg.11 R2 F2 U2 F2 U F2 R2 U2 R2 U F2 U2 R2 U
Decomposition(Alg.11) = [R2 U' F2: [F2, U] [U', F2] [R2, U2] [U', F2] ] (U)
Alg.12 (R' U' R U') (L U' R' U) L' U2 (R U' R' U2) R (U R' U R)
Decomposition(Alg.12) = [R' U' R U': [R': [L: [R, U'] ] [U2 R: (U')] ] ]
Alg F' B' R U R' U (R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R') U2 R U' R' F
B
R' U' R (y) R U' L' U R' U2 L U' L' U2 L F' U F'
R Permutation : a
Name: R-PLL a
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Alg.7 F U' F' U' F U F D F' U' F D' F' U2 F' U'
Alg.7(v2) (y') R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R'
Decomposition(Alg.7) = [F: [U' F': (U')] [F D F', U'] [U, F'] ]
R Permutation : b
Name: R-PLL b
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Alg.6 R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R U'
Decomposition(Alg.6) = [U R': [R, U'] [U, R' D' R] [U R: (U')] ]
Alg.10 L' U2 L2 F' L' F L' U2 L B L U' L' U' L U L' B'
Alg.10(v2) (y2) R' U2 l R U' R' U l' U2' R F R U' R' U' R U R' F'
Decomposition(Alg.10) = [L' U2 L: [L, F'] ] [B L: [U' L': (U')] ]
Alg.11 R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R U'
Decomposition(Alg.11) = [R' U2: [R' D' R, U'] [R, U'] ] (U')
Alg.12 (y') (R U2 R' U' R U' R')(R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F')(R
U R' U R U2 R')
T Permutation
Name: T-PLL
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, ZZLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 11 HTM
Alg.1 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
Alg.1(v2):Inv(Alg.1) F R U' R' U R U R2 F' R U R U' R'
Alg.1(v3):Inv(Alg.1) (y2) B L U' L' U L U L2 B' L U L U' L'
Decomposition(Alg.1) = [R, U] [F: [F', R'] [R U' R': (U')] ]
Alg.10 R U R' U' R' F R F' R' F R F' U' F' U F U'
Alg.10(v1) (R U R' U') (R' F R F')2 (y') (x') F' (R' F R F') (x) (y)
V Permutation
Name: V-PLL
Used in: PLL, ZBLL
Optimal moves: 14 HTM
Y Permutation
Name: Y-PLL
Used in: PLL, ZBLL, BLD
Optimal moves: 13 HTM
Alg.1 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' [16]
Decomposition(Alg.1) = [F R U' R': (U')] [R, U] [R', F]
Alg.5 F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F'
Decomposition(Alg.5) = [F2: [F', R'] [R U' R': (U')] [F': [R, U] ] ]
Alg.8 R' F R F' U' F' U F2 U F' U' F' L F L' U'
Alg.8(v2) R' F R F' (y') U' R' U R2 U R' U' R' F R F'
Decomposition(Alg.8) = [R', F] [U', F'] [F, U] [F', L] (U')
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