# Step 2: finish the first layer (white corners)

With the white cross done, **turn the cube over** so white is on the bottom. Yellow is now on top. Keep it this way for the rest of the method.

This whole step uses one four-move sequence: `R U R' U'`. Cubers call it the "sexy move" because it's quick and comes up everywhere.

## The goal

The whole white face is done, and the bottom row of every side matches its centre.

## How to do it

1. **Find a white corner in the top layer.** Read its two other colours. For example, white-green-orange.
2. **Turn the top** until the corner sits directly above the place it belongs: between the two side centres of those colours. Then turn the whole cube so that place is at the **front-right-bottom**. The corner is now at the front-right-top.
3. **Repeat `R U R' U'`** until the corner drops in correctly. It always takes 1, 3 or 5 repeats, depending on where the corner's white sticker points.

### White sticker facing right: once

> 3D demo, White facing right → (R U R' U') ×1: `R U R' U'`

### White sticker facing up: three times

> 3D demo, White facing up → (R U R' U') ×3: `R U R' U'` × 3

### White sticker facing you: five times

> 3D demo, White facing the front → (R U R' U') ×5: `R U R' U'` × 5

Don't worry when the other pieces get mixed up in between. They come back once the corner is in.

## A corner is in the bottom layer, but wrong

It's in the wrong place, or in the right place but twisted.

1. Turn the whole cube so that corner is at the front-right-bottom.
2. Do `R U R' U'` once. That lifts it to the top.
3. Carry on as above.

> 3D demo, Lift a stuck corner out with one R U R' U': `R U R' U'`

## Common mistakes

- **Stopping too early.** The other corners look messy during repeats 2–4. Keep going until the corner you're placing is right.
- **Turning the cube between repeats.** Hold it still until the corner is in.
- **Not lining up first.** The corner must be directly above its own place before you start repeating.

Source: https://scanmycube.com/learn/beginner/white-corners