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Rubik's cube solving

This page explains how to solve a 2x2x2 cube.

This cube is much easier than the more famous 2x2x2 cube. It has a total of 2 x 2 = 4 faces per side.
Each side is made up of 4 corners. With 6 sides this makes for 24 corners. Each corner has 3 sides,
so we have in total 24 / 3 = 8 blocks.

The pictures show you how to go about solving the cube. Make sure you always have the exact
correct orientation or the supplied moves will not work properly. None of the moves require you
to change the position or orientation of the cube once you start a sequence.

Remember to first check the page if you're new to my solutions.

Steps to solve the 2x2x2 cube

Solve 1 side	F D F'	R' D' R	R' D² R D R' D' R	Result
Turn the cube upside down. Put at least 1 corner in the correct position. Put the remaining corners in the correct spot (orientation is not important)	L F' L' D' L' D F	F L F L' D' L' D	U R U' L' U R' U' L	Result
Start with an incorrectly oriented cubelet in the top-right corner. Orient the remaining cublets by repeatedly performing the step. Everytime the top-right corner cubelet has yellow on top, rotate the top layer to bring the next wrong cubelet to the top-right corner until fully solved.	2x R' D' R D or 4x R' D' R D	Result