diff --git a/.tests/parse/axes/axes_parser.test.lua b/.tests/parse/axes/axes_parser.test.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527000b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tests/parse/axes/axes_parser.test.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+local Vector3 = require("worldeditadditions.utils.vector3")
+
+local facing_dirs = dofile("./.tests/parse/axes/include_facing_dirs.lua")
+
+local parse = require("worldeditadditions.utils.parse.axes_parser")
+local parse_axes = parse.keytable
+
+
+describe("parse_axes", function()
+	
+	-- Basic tests
+	it("should work on single horizontal axes", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"x", "3",
+			"-z", "10",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, -10), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(3, 0, 0), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should handle axis clumps and orphan (universal) values", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"xz", "-3",
+			"10",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(-3, 0, -3), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(10, 10, 10), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should work on directions and their abriviations", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"l", "3",	-- +z
+			"-r", "-3",	-- +z
+			"b", "-10",	-- -x
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, -3), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(10, 0, 3), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should work with compass directions and their abriviations", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"n", "3",	-- +z
+			"south", "3",	-- -z
+			"-west", "10",	-- +x
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, -3), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(10, 0, 3), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should work with ?", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"?", "3",	-- -z
+		}, facing_dirs.z_neg)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, -3), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should work with complex relative / absolute combinations", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"f", "3",	-- +x
+			"left", "10",	-- +z
+			"y", "77",
+			"x", "30",
+			"back", "99",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(-99, 0, 0), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(33, 77, 10), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should work with complex relative / absolute combinations with negative facing_dirs", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"f", "3",	-- -z
+			"l", "10",	-- +x
+			"y", "77",
+			"x", "30",
+			"b", "99",	-- +z
+		}, facing_dirs.z_neg)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, -3), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(40, 77, 99), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should return 2 0,0,0 vectors if no input", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			-- No input
+		}, facing_dirs.z_neg)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	-- Options tests
+	it("should mirror the max values of the two vectors if mirroring keyword is present", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"x", "3",
+			"f", "-5",	-- +x
+			"z", "-10",
+			"mir",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(-5, 0, -10), minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(5, 0, 10), maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should return a single vector if 'sum' input is truthy", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"x", "3",
+			"z", "-10",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos,"sum")
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(3, 0, -10), minv)
+		assert.are.same(nil, maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	it("should dissable mirroring if 'sum' input is truthy", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"x", "3",
+			"f", "-5",	-- +x
+			"z", "-10",
+			"sym",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos,"sum")
+		assert.is.truthy(minv)
+		assert.are.same(Vector3.new(-2, 0, -10), minv)
+		assert.are.same(nil, maxv)
+	end)
+	
+	-- Error tests
+	it("should return error if bad axis/dir", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"f", "3",	-- +x
+			"lift", "10",	-- Invalid axis
+			"y", "77",
+			"x", "30",
+			"back", "99",	-- -x
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.are.same(false, minv)
+		assert.are.same("string", type(maxv))
+	end)
+	
+	it("should return error if bad value", function()
+		local minv, maxv = parse_axes({
+			"f", "3",	-- +x
+			"left", "10",	-- +z
+			"y", "!Q",	-- Invalid value
+			"x", "30",
+			"back", "99",
+		}, facing_dirs.x_pos)
+		assert.are.same(false, minv)
+		assert.are.same("string", type(maxv))
+	end)
+	
+end)
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/lib/selection/selection.lua b/worldeditadditions/lib/selection/selection.lua
index a1e5ed0..c4fdc0c 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/lib/selection/selection.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/lib/selection/selection.lua
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ end
 -- @param	str	string	String to check (be sure to remove any + or -).
 -- @return	bool	If string is a valid dir then true.
 function selection.check_dir(str)
-	return (str == "front" or str == "back" or str == "left" or str == "right" or str == "up" or str == "down")
+	return (str == "facing" or str == "front" or str == "back" or str == "left" or str == "right" or str == "up" or str == "down")
 end
 
 return selection
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/axes_parser.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/axes_parser.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8310a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/axes_parser.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+-- ██████   █████  ██████  ███████ ███████      █████  ██   ██ ███████ ███████
+-- ██   ██ ██   ██ ██   ██ ██      ██          ██   ██  ██ ██  ██      ██
+-- ██████  ███████ ██████  ███████ █████       ███████   ███   █████   ███████
+-- ██      ██   ██ ██   ██      ██ ██          ██   ██  ██ ██  ██           ██
+-- ██      ██   ██ ██   ██ ███████ ███████     ██   ██ ██   ██ ███████ ███████
+
+-- Error codes: https://kinsta.com/blog/http-status-codes/
+
+--- FOR TESTING ---
+local function unpack(tbl)
+	if table.unpack then
+		return table.unpack(tbl)
+	else return unpack(tbl) end
+end
+---------------
+
+local Vector3
+if worldeditadditions then
+	local wea = worldeditadditions
+	Vector3 = dofile(wea.modpath.."/utils/vector3.lua")
+else
+	Vector3 = require("worldeditadditions.utils.vector3")
+end
+
+local key_instance
+if worldeditadditions then
+	local wea = worldeditadditions
+	key_instance = dofile(wea.modpath.."/utils/parse/key_instance.lua")
+else
+	key_instance = require("worldeditadditions.utils.parse.key_instance")
+end
+
+--- Unified Axis Keywords banks
+local keywords = {
+	-- Compass keywords
+	compass = {
+		n = "z", north = "z",
+		["-n"] = "-z", ["-north"] = "-z",
+		s = "-z", south = "-z",
+		["-s"] = "z", ["-south"] = "z",
+		e = "x", east = "x",
+		["-e"] = "-x", ["-east"] = "-x",
+		w = "-x", west = "-x",
+		["-w"] = "x", ["-west"] = "x",
+	},
+	
+	-- Direction keywords
+	dir = {
+		["?"] = "front", f = "front",
+		facing = "front", front = "front",
+		b = "back", back = "back",
+		behind = "back", rear = "back",
+		l = "left", left = "left",
+		r = "right", right = "right",
+		u = "up", up = "up",
+		d = "down", down = "down",
+	},
+	
+	-- Mirroring keywords
+	mirroring = {
+		sym = true, symmetrical = true,
+		mirror = true, mir = true,
+		rev = true, reverse = true,
+		["true"] = true
+	},
+}
+
+--- Initialize parser function container
+local parse = {}
+
+--- Processes an axis declaration into ordered xyz format. (Supports axis clumping)
+-- For example, "zzy" would become "yz"
+-- @param: str: String: Axis declaration to parse
+-- @returns: Table|Bool: axis | axes | false
+function parse.axis(str)
+	local axes, ret = {"x","y","z"}, {}
+	for i,v in ipairs(axes) do
+		if str:match(v) then table.insert(ret,v) end
+	end
+	if #ret > 0 and str:match("^[xyz]+$") then
+		return ret
+	elseif str == "h" then
+		return {"x", "z"}
+	elseif  str == "v" then
+		return {"y"}
+	else return false end
+end
+
+--- Processes an number from a string.
+-- @param: str: String: string to parse
+-- @returns: Number|Bool: processed number | false
+function parse.num(str)
+	str = tostring(str) -- To prevent meltdown if str isn't a string
+	local num = str:match("^-?%d+%.?%d*$")
+	if num then
+		return tonumber(num)
+	else return false end
+end
+
+--- Checks if a string is a valid Unified Axis Keyword. (Supports axis clumping)
+-- @param: str: String: Keyword instance to parse
+-- @returns: Key Instance: returns keyword type, processed keyword content and signed number (or nil)
+function parse.keyword(str)
+	if type(str) ~= "string" then
+		return key_instance.new("err", "Error: \""..tostring(str).."\" is not a string.", 404)
+	elseif keywords.compass[str] then
+		str = keywords.compass[str]
+	end
+	local sign = 1
+	if str:sub(1,1) == "-" then
+		sign = -1
+		str = str:sub(2)
+	end
+	
+	local axes = parse.axis(str)
+	if axes then
+		return key_instance.new("axis", axes, sign)
+	elseif keywords.dir[str] then
+		return key_instance.new("dir", keywords.dir[str], sign)
+	elseif keywords.mirroring[str] then
+		return key_instance.new("rev", "mirroring")
+	else return key_instance.new("err", "Error: \""..str.."\" is not a valid axis, direction or keyword.", 422)
+	end
+end
+
+--- Creates a vector with a length of (@param: value * @param: sign)
+--  on each axis in @param: axes.
+-- @param: axes: Table: List of axes to set
+-- @param: value: Number: length of to set axes
+-- @param: sign: Number: sign multiplier for axes
+-- @returns: Vector3: processed vector
+function parse.vectorize(axes,value,sign)
+	local ret = Vector3.new()
+	for i,v in ipairs(axes) do
+		ret[v] = value * sign
+	end
+	return ret
+end
+
+--- Converts Unified Axis Keyword table into Vector3 instances.
+-- @param: tbl: Table: Keyword table to parse
+-- @param: facing: Table: Output from worldeditadditions.player_dir(name)
+-- @param: sum: Bool | String | nil: Return a single vector by summing the 2 output vectors together
+-- @returns: Vector3, [Vector3]: returns min, max Vector3s or sum Vector3 (if @param: sum ~= nil)
+-- if error: @returns: false, String: error message
+function parse.keytable(tbl, facing, sum)
+	local min, max = Vector3.new(), Vector3.new()
+	local expected, tmp = 1, {axes = {}, num = 0, sign = 1, mirror = false}
+	function tmp:reset() self.axis, self.sign = "", 1 end
+	
+	for i,v in ipairs(tbl) do
+		if v:sub(1,1) == "+" then v = v:sub(2) end
+		tmp.num = parse.num(v)
+		if expected == 1 then -- Mode 1 of state machine
+			-- State machine expects string
+			if tmp.num then
+				-- If this is a number treat as all axes and add to appropriate vector
+				if tmp.num * tmp.sign >= 0 then
+					max = max:add(parse.vectorize({"x","y","z"}, tmp.num, tmp.sign))
+				else
+					min = min:add(parse.vectorize({"x","y","z"}, tmp.num, tmp.sign))
+				end
+				-- We are still looking for axes so the state machine should remain
+				-- in Mode 1 for the next iteration
+			else
+				-- Else parse.keyword
+				local key_inst = parse.keyword(v)
+				-- Stop if error and return message
+				if key_inst:is_error() then return false, key_inst.entry end
+				-- Check key type and process further
+				if key_inst.type == "axis" then
+					tmp.axes = key_inst.entry
+					tmp.sign = key_inst.sign
+				elseif key_inst.type == "dir" then
+					tmp.axes = {facing[key_inst.entry].axis}
+					tmp.sign = facing[key_inst.entry].sign * key_inst.sign
+				elseif key_inst.type == "rev" then
+					tmp.mirror = true
+				else
+					-- If key type is error or unknown throw error and stop
+					if key_inst.type == "err" then
+						return false, key_inst.entry
+					else
+						return false, "Error: Unknown Key Instance type \""..
+						tostring(key_inst.type).."\". Contact the devs!"
+					end
+				end
+				expected = 2 -- Toggle state machine to expect number (Mode 2)
+			end
+			
+		else -- Mode 2 of state machine
+			-- State machine expects number
+			if tmp.num then
+				-- If this is a number process num and add to appropriate vector
+				if tmp.num * tmp.sign >= 0 then
+					max = max:add(parse.vectorize(tmp.axes, tmp.num, tmp.sign))
+				else
+					min = min:add(parse.vectorize(tmp.axes, tmp.num, tmp.sign))
+				end
+				expected = 1 -- Toggle state machine to expect string (Mode 1)
+			else
+				-- Else throw an error and stop everything
+				return false, "Error: Expected number after \""..tostring(tbl[i-1])..
+					"\", got \""..tostring(v).."\"."
+			end
+		end -- End of state machine
+		
+	end -- End of main for loop
+	
+	-- Handle Mirroring
+	if tmp.mirror and not sum then
+		max = max:max(min:abs())
+		min = max:multiply(-1)
+	end
+	
+	if sum then return min:add(max)
+	else return min, max end
+	
+end
+
+return {
+	keyword = parse.keyword,
+	keytable = parse.keytable,
+}
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/init.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/init.lua
index 2308fe8..49c8f44 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/init.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/init.lua
@@ -4,11 +4,18 @@
 -- ██      ██   ██ ██   ██      ██ ██
 -- ██      ██   ██ ██   ██ ███████ ███████
 
+-- Unified Axes Keyword Parser
+local uak_parse = dofile(worldeditadditions.modpath.."/utils/parse/axes_parser.lua")
+-- Old axis parsing functions
 local axes = dofile(worldeditadditions.modpath.."/utils/parse/axes.lua")
 
 worldeditadditions.parse = {
+	direction_keyword = uak_parse.keyword,
+	directions = uak_parse.keytable,
+	-- Old parse functions (marked for deprecation).
+	-- Use parse.keytable or parse.keyword instead
 	axes = axes.parse_axes,
-	axis_name = axes.parse_axis_name
+	axis_name = axes.parse_axis_name,
 }
 
 dofile(worldeditadditions.modpath.."/utils/parse/chance.lua")
diff --git a/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/key_instance.lua b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/key_instance.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cec51d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/worldeditadditions/utils/parse/key_instance.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+--- A container for transmitting (axis table, sign) or (dir, sign) pairs
+-- and other data within parsing functions.
+-- @class
+local key_instance = {}
+key_instance.__index = key_instance
+key_instance.__name = "Key Instance"
+
+-- Allowed values for "type" field
+local types = {
+	err = true, rev = true,
+	axis = true, dir = true,
+	replace = {
+		error = "err",
+		axes = "axis",
+	},
+}
+
+-- Simple function for putting stuff in quotes
+local function enquote(take)
+	if type(take) == "string" then
+		return '"'..take..'"'
+	else return tostring(take) end
+end
+
+--- Creates a new Key Instance.
+-- This is a table with a "type" string, an entry string or table
+-- and an optional signed integer (or code number in the case of errors)
+-- @param: type: String: Key type (axis, dir(ection), rev (mirroring) or error).
+-- @param: entry: String: The main content of the key.
+-- @param: sign: Int: The signed multiplier of the key (if any).
+-- @return: Key Instance: The new Key Instance.
+function key_instance.new(type,entry,sign)
+	if types.replace[type] then
+		type = types.replace[type]
+	elseif not types[type] then
+		return key_instance.new("err",
+		"Key Instance internal error: Invalid type "..enquote(type)..".",
+		500)
+	end
+	local tbl = {type = type, entry = entry}
+	if sign and sign ~= 0 then
+		if type == "err" then tbl.code = sign
+		else tbl.sign = sign end
+	end
+	return setmetatable(tbl, key_instance)
+end
+
+--- Checks if Key Instance "entry" field is a table.
+-- @param: tbl: Key Instance: The Key Instance to check.
+-- @return: Bool: Returns true if Key Instance has a non 0 sign value.
+function key_instance.entry_table(a)
+	if type(a.entry) == "table" then
+		return true
+	else return false end
+end
+
+--- Checks if Key Instance has a signed multiplier.
+-- @param: tbl: Key Instance: The Key Instance to check.
+-- @return: Bool: Returns true if Key Instance has a non 0 sign value.
+function key_instance.has_sign(a)
+	if not a.sign or a.sign == 0 then
+		return false
+	else return true end
+end
+
+--- Checks if Key Instance is an error.
+-- @param: tbl: Key Instance: The Key Instance to check.
+-- @return: Bool: Returns true if Key Instance is an error.
+function key_instance.is_error(a)
+	if a.type == "err" then return true
+	else return false end
+end
+
+function key_instance.__tostring(a)
+	local ret = "{type = "..enquote(a.type)..", entry = "
+	if type(a.entry) == "table" and #a.entry <= 3 then
+		ret = ret.."{"
+		for _i,v in ipairs(a.entry) do
+			ret = ret..enquote(v)..", "
+		end
+		ret = ret:sub(1,-3).."}"
+	else ret = ret..enquote(a.entry) end
+	
+	if a:is_error() and a.code then ret = ret..", code = "..a.code.."}"
+	elseif a:has_sign() then ret = ret..", sign = "..a.sign.."}"
+	else ret = ret.."}" end
+	return ret
+end
+
+return key_instance