Compass rose tattoo ideas

474 photos and flash · 30% Geometric, 23% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black fine line compass rose tattoo on a forearm, with a small cursive script tattoo on the opposite wrist.
Compass rose and script on forearm and wrist
Colour compass rose tattoo with black outlines and N and S letters on the forearm, in a geometric star style.
Compass rose tattoo on the forearm
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with a ship's wheel and compass rose at the centre, shown on a forearm.
Anchor, ship wheel and compass on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass rose, two pink roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost, on the upper back.
Compass and roses with banner on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design on paper, with an anchor forming the south point, suited to a black and grey tattoo.
Hand-drawn compass rose with anchor
Close-up of a small black fine line compass rose tattoo on the side of a finger, held beside a red autumn leaf.
Small compass rose on a finger
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with a leafy tree and twisting roots at its centre, with a heart-tipped loop line running to the east point.
Compass rose with tree and roots sketch
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with shaded points, a ringed centre and map outlines with stars in two quadrants.
Compass rose with map quadrants
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm
Black and grey tattoos on two forearms: the word Amore in script on one wrist, a fine line world map and a shaded compass rose, with a real brown butterfly perched on the arm.
Amore script, world map and compass on forearms
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with N and S points on the inner wrist, photographed with the hand open over bent knees.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo on a thigh, with passport-style stamps naming Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Compass rose with continent stamps on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon, shaded in stippled dotwork on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design
Two matching black fine line compass rose tattoos with swirling needle points on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching compass tattoos on the wrists
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with a compass rose on the upper back, with dotwork detail around the star.
Arrow and compass rose on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and a soft circular outline, shown in a close photo of skin.
Compass rose tattoo on skin
Small black and grey compass rose tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface, with a ring on the adjacent finger.
Compass rose on the back of a hand
Forearm tattoo of a compass rose with fine black linework and blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a splattered blackwork backdrop and a small fleur-de-lis on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black linework compass rose tattoo design with a central ornate monogram, dotwork flourishes and a long pointed arrow-style needle, drawn on a pale paper background.
Ornate compass rose design with central monogram
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
Abstract compass tattoo with a blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter across the upper back.
Abstract compass with blue wash on upper back
Traditional flash drawing of two compass roses with blackletter N, E, S and W labels, one in orange and red and one in teal and blue, on a tan background.
Two compass rose flash designs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded rose inside a compass rose with N and S markings, on a forearm.
Rose and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose on the shoulder and upper arm, with shaded clouds and rock showing through a torn-skin effect.
Compass rose and torn skin shoulder tattoo
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 and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose and an hourglass on the outer upper thigh.
Compass rose and hourglass on a thigh
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with swirling scrollwork and a blackletter E at the east point, on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Collage of four fine line travel tattoos: a world map across a upper back, a Wander Lost banner on a forearm, a small airplane on a back, and a compass rose on a wrist.
Collage of four travel tattoos
Black and grey dotwork-shaded compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis and scrolls on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with scrollwork on upper back
Black ink dotwork and line drawing of a woman's profile with hummingbirds, a mandala, feathers and a compass rose, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman with hummingbirds and mandala design
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
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above the north point and the words Not all those who wander are Lost beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Compass rose and quote on a forearm
Two wrists pressed together, each with a matching black compass rose tattoo with N, S, E and W points on the forearm.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Watercolour-style compass rose with an anchor below it, in blue, purple and black ink on a forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Black fine line compass tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and arrowed points, on the inner ankle.
Small compass tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a forearm, framed by the words 'Create your own path' in a curved lettering style.
Compass rose with 'Create your own path' on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with orange falling leaves and blue and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour compass and falling leaves on a forearm
Black line drawing of a distressed compass rose with N, E, S and W letters, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Compass rose design in black ink
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the forearm, with shaded star points inside a circular ring.
Compass rose on a forearm