CFOP · STEP 1 / 10

White cross on the bottom

Place the four white edges around the white centre on the bottom, each side colour matching its centre.

You start with (input)A scrambled cube
Result you will get after finishing this stepWhite cross on the bottom

Find your case fast

Step 1
Find the white–green edge. Turn the whole cube so the green centre is in front, white still underneath.
Step 2
See whether the edge is in layer 3, layer 2 or layer 1. Tap that layer’s chip.
Step 3
See where white faces: up, to a side or down. A few pictures are left: pick the one like your cube.

Smart filters

Tap what you see on your cube. Pictures that do not match hide.

Which layer the white–green edge is in

Where white faces

12 / 12 cases

How to remember

The cross needs no memorising: just 3 groups by layer. Remember the layer first, the details later.
The left side mirrors the right: R becomes L', D becomes D'.
Common mistake: turning D to drop a piece in and forgetting to turn D back, which breaks the done pieces.

Every case of this step

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1. The edge is in layer 3 (top)

First turn U until the edge sits right above the front centre.

2. The edge is in layer 2 (middle)

3. Already in layer 1, but wrong

What is CFOP? Four parts, in order

CFOP is the method most fast solvers use: Cross, F2L (first two layers, in pairs), OLL (yellow top) and PLL (top pieces home). This course teaches 2-look first (9 OLL formulas and 6 PLL ones), then the advanced part: full OLL, 57 cases and full PLL, 21 cases. Try it once you can solve with the 7 beginner steps.

1. CrossStep 1

2. F2LSteps 2 to 4, one pair at a time

3. OLLSteps 5 and 6 (advanced: step 9)

4. PLLSteps 7 and 8 (advanced: step 10)

Follow 3 steps

1. Hold the cube like this
Yellow centre on top, white centre underneath. Keep it that way for the whole CFOP course.
Top
Bottom
2. Find these pieces
Find the 4 edges with a white sticker. They can be anywhere on the cube.
white – green
white – orange
white – blue
white – red
3. For each piece
- Look at the edge’s other colour (say green). Turn the whole cube so the green centre is in front. White stays underneath.
- Find the picture that looks like your cube below. The piece with the yellow ring is the one you are placing.
- Tap the picture and turn along. Then find the next edge, until all 4 are done.
See the cases

More detail

Unlike the beginner method, the white cross is built on the bottom right away, no flipping. Hold yellow on top, white underneath for the whole course.
Find an edge with a white sticker and look at its other colour (say green). Turn the whole cube so the green centre is in front; white stays underneath.
See whether the edge is in layer 3 (top), layer 2 (middle) or already in layer 1 (bottom) but wrong. Find the matching picture below and turn along.
With all 4, look from the side: each edge’s side colour must match the centre right above it.
Once it feels easy, plan all 4 edges before you turn. Fast solvers make the cross in about 8 moves.

One piece at a time, until all 4 are in

Repeat for all four white edges.
No need to look underneath: the cross’s side colours always show from the side.