Rubik's Cube White Cross (LBL)
This page provides an interactive case guide after JavaScript loads; the list below covers every case.
Case recognition
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White edge aligned
Flip the aligned white edge down to the bottom layer
Flip the aligned white edge down to the bottom layer, white facing down and side against the matching center
Side is already aligned with the matching center; a single 180° flip places it
Build: aligned white edge
Flip the aligned white edge down to the bottom layer
Side is already aligned with the matching center; a single 180° flip places it
The white edge is in the top layer with white facing up, and its side color is pointing directly at the matching center.
The side color of the white edge exactly matches the matching center.
The edge is already aligned; no U adjustment is needed, so you can flip it directly.
Turn that face 180° (e.g. F2) to flip the white edge down to the bottom layer. Principle: a half turn around that face's axis carries the top-layer edge straight down, while the side sticker stays on that same face the whole time — so after the flip white faces down and the side color lands right against the center.
Flip to bottom layer
Turn that face 180° to flip the white edge from the top layer to the bottom face, with white facing down and the side color aligned with the matching center.
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White edge off by one
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
First align the off-by-one white edge with U, then flip it down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
Build: white edge off by one
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
The white edge is in the top layer with white facing up, but its side color is one step off from the matching center (on an adjacent face).
The side color of the white edge is not on the matching center's face but on one adjacent to it.
See which direction the side color needs to turn by one step, and get ready to do U.
First turn U to align the side color with the matching center, then turn that face 180° to flip it down to the bottom layer. Principle: the bottom-layer cross slots are fixed directly beneath each center, so you must use U first to bring the side color in line with its center — only then will the flipped edge land in the correct slot; otherwise it drops under the wrong center.
U adjustment
Turn U to bring the side color of the white edge in line with the matching center.
Flip to bottom layer
Turn that face 180° to flip the white edge from the top layer to the bottom face, with white facing down and the side color aligned with the matching center.
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White edge off by two
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
First align the off-by-two white edge with U2, then flip it down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
Build: white edge off by two
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
The white edge is in the top layer with white facing up, but its side color is two steps off from the matching center (on the opposite face).
The side color of the white edge is on the face directly opposite its matching center.
See that the side color needs a half turn, and get ready to do U2.
First turn U2 to align the side color with the matching center, then turn that face 180° to flip it down to the bottom layer. Principle: the bottom-layer cross slots are fixed directly beneath each center, so the side color must be aligned with its center first — only then will the flipped edge land in the correct slot; otherwise it drops under the wrong center.
U adjustment
Turn U2 to bring the side color of the white edge in line with the matching center.
Flip to bottom layer
Turn that face 180° to flip the white edge from the top layer to the bottom face, with white facing down and the side color aligned with the matching center.
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White edge off by three
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
First align the off-by-three white edge with U', then flip it down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
Build: white edge off by three
Align with {uAlgo}, then flip the white edge down to the bottom layer
Use {uAlgo} to bring the side color to the matching center, then a 180° flip places it
The white edge is in the top layer with white facing up, but its side color is three steps off from the matching center (on the other adjacent face).
The side color of the white edge is on the adjacent face on the other side of its matching center.
See that the side color needs to turn one step in the opposite direction, and get ready to do U'.
First turn U' to align the side color with the matching center, then turn that face 180° to flip it down to the bottom layer. Principle: the bottom-layer cross slots are fixed directly beneath each center, so the side color must be aligned with its center first — only then will the flipped edge land in the correct slot; otherwise it drops under the wrong center.
U adjustment
Turn U' to bring the side color of the white edge in line with the matching center.
Flip to bottom layer
Turn that face 180° to flip the white edge from the top layer to the bottom face, with white facing down and the side color aligned with the matching center.
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White edge solved
White edge solved
This edge is in place
This edge is solved; no move needed
Build: ✓ Solved
This edge is solved; no move needed
This white edge is already in place in the bottom layer (white facing down, side against the matching center). No move needed — move on to the next one.