| B | Clockwise quarter turn of the back face. |
| B' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the back face. |
| B2 | Half turn of the back face (180° either direction). |
| D | Clockwise quarter turn of the down (bottom) face. |
| D' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the down (bottom) face. |
| D2 | Half turn of the down (bottom) face (180° either direction). |
| E | Quarter turn to the right of the equatorial slice (between U and D), in the same direction as D. Has the same effect as the sequence - D' U y'. |
| E' | Quarter turn to the left of the equatorial slice (between U and D), in the same direction as D'. |
| E2 | Half turn of the equatorial slice (between U and D). |
| F | Clockwise quarter turn of the front face. |
| F' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the front face. |
| F2 | Half turn of the front face (180° either direction). |
| L | Clockwise quarter turn of the left face. |
| L' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the left face. |
| L2 | Half turn of the left face (180° either direction). |
| M | Quarter turn down of the middle slice (between L and R), in the same direction as L. Has the same effect as the sequence - L' R x' |
| M' | Quarter turn up of the middle slice (between L and R), in the same direction as L'. |
| M2 | Half turn of the middle slice (between L and R). |
| R | Clockwise quarter turn of the right face. |
| R' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the right face. |
| R2 | Half turn of the right face (180° either direction). |
| S | Quarter turn down of the side slice (between F and B), in the same direction as F. Has the same effect as the sequence - F' B z |
| S' | Quarter turn up of the side slice (between F and B), in the same direction as F'. |
| S2 | Half turn of the side slice (between F and B). |
| U | Clockwise quarter turn of the up (top) face. |
| U' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the up (top) face. |
| U2 | Half turn of the up (top) face (180° either direction). |
| x | Clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the x-axis (in the same direction as R). |
| x' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the x-axis (in the same direction as R'). |
| x2 | Half turn of the cube around the x-axis. |
| y | Clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the y-axis (in the same direction as U). |
| y' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the y-axis (in the same direction as U'). |
| y2 | Half turn of the cube around the y-axis. |
| z | Clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the z-axis (in the same direction as F). |
| z' | Counter-clockwise quarter turn of the cube around the z-axis (in the same direction as F'). |
| z2 | Half turn of the cube around the z-axis. |