Compass rose tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch design of a map of Canada with a dotted grid, a compass rose, a maple leaf and dripping outline, over dashed geometric guide lines.
Canada map with compass rose and maple leaf sketch
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with N and S letters, an arrow and a feather running down the inner wrist and forearm.
Compass rose and feather on a wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines and dotted shading on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, photographed from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including Wanderlust script, Explore script, a compass rose with dotwork shading, and several fine line arrows and feathers.
Wanderlust, compass and arrow flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
Black dotwork drawing of a compass rose enclosing a globe, with a crescent arc curving beside it on a stand, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and globe dotwork design
Black and grey dotwork compass rose design with N, E, S and W letters and ornate mandala-style petals, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork compass rose design
Black and grey traditional flash sheet of a cathedral with onion domes, compass roses, a skull, an anchor, crossed bones and barbed wire motifs on a white background.
Traditional flash sheet with cathedral and nautical motifs
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a calf with the script words Not All Who Wander Are Lost arranged around it.
Compass rose and quote on a calf
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and script reading "The horizon is my home" on the upper back.
Compass rose with "The horizon is my home" on upper back
Black ink drawing of a compass rose set within a mandala, with dotwork shading on the petals, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Compass rose mandala design
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 and grey tattoo of a compass rose beside a tall pine tree, with dotwork fading down the trunk, on the calf near the ankle.
Compass and pine tree on a lower leg
Black ink compass rose inside a layered mandala design on the upper back, with dotted rings and arrow points.
Compass rose mandala on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at the top and dotwork detail, on the upper back of a woman whose face is not shown.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a rope border and stippled shading on the calf, with N, E, S and W letters around the star.
Compass rose on a lower leg
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W points, a dotwork mandala centre and fine line petals, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Compass rose design with mandala centre
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
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
Black mandala tattoo with a compass star at its centre, shown in two photos on a forearm against a white wall.
Mandala and compass rose on a forearm
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with blue watercolour washes and dotwork shading in black and grey.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse inside a circular compass rose, with dotwork and patterned panels, sketched as a tattoo design.
Lighthouse inside a compass rose design
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
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 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
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 ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon, shaded in stippled dotwork on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design
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 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
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
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
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 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
Two wrists side by side, each with a small dark blue-black compass rose tattoo with a dotwork centre, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse within stippled clouds, with a compass rose below it on waves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lighthouse and compass rose design
Black and grey compass rose with a lotus flower and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose, world map outline and passport stamps across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Compass and world map on shoulder
Black and grey blackwork compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and the words Not all those who wander are lost curved around it.
Compass rose with 'Not all those who wander are lost'
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and two feathers hanging below, on the outer calf.
Compass rose with feathers on a calf
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with mandala detailing on a person's upper back, with N, E, S and W letters.
Dotwork compass rose on upper back
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring, small red accents and tiny lettering around the circle, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with an ornate mandala centre and dotwork shading, placed on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose tattoo on the ribs
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with black linework, dotted detail and soft red, pink and green washes.
Compass rose on a forearm