Cardinal points tattoo ideas

52 photos and flash · 44% Geometric, 37% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Sepia-toned drawing of an ornate compass rose with an eight-point star, a dotted mandala centre and N, E, S and W markings, shown on a parchment-style background.
Ornate compass rose design
Black and grey fine line compass tattoo with arrows and cardinal points on the forearm.
Compass tattoo on a forearm
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised towards the shoulder.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black and red ink drawing of a compass rose with splatter and dotwork spray, shown as a flash design on white paper.
Compass rose with ink splatter
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings, in fine line style, on the centre upper back of a person with their hair tied back.
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markers, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Compass rose tattoo in sepia
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, E, S and W points, shown on a forearm in a black and white photo.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black compass rose tattoo with the N, E, S and W points and concentric rings, shown on an arm.
Compass rose on an arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo design with shaded points and N, E, S and W labels, drawn on a tan sheet with 3 inch dimension lines.
Compass rose design on a 3 inch stencil sheet
Black compass rose tattoo with dotwork ring and N, E, S, W letters on the outer forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Compass rose on a forearm
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner wrist, shown in a fine line style.
Compass rose tattoo on a wrist
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points in fine line style on the upper back of a woman with her hands in her hair.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the upper arm, below a loose sleeve.
Compass rose tattoo on upper arm
Black linework compass rose with N, S, E and W letters, set over a purple, green and blue watercolour wash on a forearm.
Compass rose with watercolour wash on a forearm
Two inner forearms crossed over each other, each with a compass rose tattoo in fine line, the left in blue ink and the right in grey.
Matching compass rose tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with ornate mandala-style petals on the upper back.
Compass rose with mandala detail on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the inner forearm, in a traditional style with shaded points.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and an arrow with feathers below, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Compass and arrow with feathers on ribs
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a geometric style with dotwork detail.
Compass rose on upper chest
Black ink compass rose with N, E, S and W points above the words Explore, Dream and Discover in script on a forearm.
Compass rose and lettering on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a geometric compass rose with a mandala-style centre and cursive N, E, S and W markings, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face beside a compass rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with the words Revelation 5:5 running down the arm.
Lion and compass on upper arm
Pen and ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and feathers, labelled N, E, S and W, in black and grey.
Compass rose and arrow design