3D Cube Puzzle: Play Online

Play a 3x3 cube puzzle in true 3D, right in your browser. Spin it round, turn the faces, scramble it and try to get every side back to one colour. Nothing to download and it works on phones, tablets and computers.

How to play the 3D cube

• Look around: drag the background (not the cube) to spin the whole cube. Let go while moving and it keeps spinning a little.
• Turn a face: tap a sticker to choose that face, then press ↻ (clockwise) or ↺ (anticlockwise).
• Swipe: drag a sticker in the direction you want that row to move. Swipe the middle row to turn a middle slice.
• Keyboard: press U D L R F B to turn faces, add Shift to turn the other way. M E S turn the middle slices and X Y Z turn the whole cube. Ctrl+Z undoes.

Your cube is saved on this device, so you can close the page and carry on later. Press Reset to start again with a solved cube.

What is this puzzle?

It’s a 3x3x3 twisty cube: 26 small pieces on a hidden central core. Each of the six faces can turn, and every turn moves nine stickers at once. Mix it up and the goal is simple to explain but tricky to do: make each face a single colour again. Lots of people know this kind of puzzle as a Rubik’s cube, and this page works as an online Rubik’s cube simulator. You can practise without wearing out your real cube, test moves you have read about, or just play.

The cube here uses the usual colours: white opposite yellow, green opposite blue and red opposite orange. When you start, white is on top and green is facing you.

Never solved one? Start here

You don’t need to be a maths genius. Almost everyone learns with the beginner’s method, which builds the cube one layer at a time in seven steps and uses just a handful of short move patterns. Our cube trainer gives you a practice cube for each step and tells you when you have got it right. Stuck on a real cube? The cube solver works out the moves for you.

• Cube solverEnter your real cube or scramble this one and get the moves to solve it.
• How to solve a cubeThe beginner’s method in 7 easy steps, with pictures.
• Cube trainerPractise each step on a 3D cube with hints that check your work.
• Cube timerTime your solves with scrambles, best times and averages.
• AlgorithmsBeginner moves plus every F2L, OLL and PLL case.
• Notation explainedWhat R, U’, F2 and the other letters mean.

More about the cube

• How many combinations are there? (about 43 quintillion)
• God’s number: why 20 moves is always enough
• A short history of the 3x3 cube
• Speedcubing basics and world records
• Cube tips for kids and lesson ideas for teachers
• How to scramble a cube properly and how to read a solution
• Cube FAQ and about this section

Rubik's Cube is a trade mark of Spin Master. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Spin Master.

Questions people ask

Is this online cube free?

Yes. The 3D cube, solver, trainer and timer are all free, with no sign-up and nothing to download.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. Tap a sticker to choose a face and use the turn buttons, or swipe across the stickers. Drag the background to look around the cube.

Can I turn the middle layers?

Yes. Swipe along the middle row or column, or use the M, E and S keys on a keyboard.

Is my progress saved?

Your cube is saved in your own browser on this device only. Nothing is sent to us.