Compass tattoo ideas

775 photos and flash · 29% Geometric, 22% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a sea turtle with a compass star and chevron border, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo across a person's upper back showing clock dials, a compass, flowers and a lace-like ornament, seen from behind.
Clock dials, compass and flowers across a back
Matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, placed across two forearms.
Compass and clock pair on forearms
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and pocket watch with flowers and a lettered banner, shown on a pair of forearms.
Compass and pocket watch forearm pair
Black geometric arrow tattoo with a compass medallion running vertically down the centre of a woman's upper back.
Arrow and compass down the spine
Small fine line black compass tattoo with a central arrow and a single letter, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line compass on inner forearm
Two black and grey realism tattoos: an open pocket compass on a forearm, and an anatomical heart beneath a light bulb with radiating lines.
Compass and anatomical heart with light bulb
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass with a compass rose and needle on the inner forearm.
Compass tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key with a heart-shaped bow on the centre of the chest, with dotted lines and small diamond shapes radiating behind it.
Ornate key with dotted rays on chest
Colour tattoo of a shaded compass rose in a gold dotted frame, with pink roses, leaves and a beaded chain, on the top of a foot.
Compass rose and roses on a foot
Pencil drawing of a neo-traditional compass and lighthouse design with a Find Your Own Way banner, in black and grey shading, shown on a sketch pad.
Compass and lighthouse with Find Your Own Way banner
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with W and S cardinal letters on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines on a woman's upper back, with her long hair falling over her shoulder.
Compass rose on upper back
Black tribal-style compass rose design with a patterned ring and central flower motif, drawn on a parchment background, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose design with tribal bands
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light grey top.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Fine line compass rose tattoo with moon phases around the rim, shaded in black and red-brown, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose with moon phases on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a compass in an octagonal frame with yellow banners reading BRING ME THAT HORIZON, on a person's upper back.
Compass with banners on upper back
Small dark compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner wrist, shown in fine line style against a cream knitted background.
Compass rose on inner wrist
Black and grey realism style compass rose tattoo with shaded points, a fleur-de-lis at north and N, E, S and W lettering, on the lower leg near the ankle.
Compass rose on the lower leg
Black and grey Vegvisir compass tattoo surrounded by a runic ring and eight star points, centred on a person's upper back.
Vegvisir compass with runic ring on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style compass tattoo with a compass rose and paint splashes on the inner forearm.
Watercolour compass on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of an ornate mandala star inside a dotted circle, with a long line ending in a diamond, on the inner forearm.
Mandala star and line on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with map shapes and stars on the palm, with a tree tattoo on the wrist.
Compass rose and tree on a hand
Close photo of a fine line black compass rose tattoo on a woman's chest between her breasts, with small stars and a fleur-de-lis above.
Compass rose on the sternum
Two black and grey tattoos on the backs of a pair of hands, a compass rose on the left and an anchor with a ship's wheel on the right, in a traditional style.
Compass and anchor tattoos on the hands
Traditional colour tattoo of a compass with red roses, green leaves and a beaded chain, placed on the outer thigh.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
Black and grey compass tattoo with a compass rose and arrow on the thigh, partly covered by blue knitted leg warmers.
Compass and arrow on thigh
Line drawing of a black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes behind it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Watercolour compass rose design
Traditional-style flash drawing of a compass rose with two red roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost.
Compass and roses with banner design
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a fierce mythical creature head with ornate detailing, a compass-like motif and fine trailing lines.
Large mythical creature tattoo on a thigh
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, shown on the inner forearms.
Matching compass and clock tattoos on forearms
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with script N and S letters, tick marks, crosses and the words Genesis 31:49 on white paper.
Compass rose sketch with Genesis 31:49
Two matching colour compass rose tattoos, each with a red outer ring and blue and orange points, one on each forearm.
Matching compass rose tattoos on forearms
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver compass with pink roses and a rosebud on the outer thigh.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Black linework compass rose tattoo with a small red N on the upper arm, in a traditional style with fleur-de-lis points.
Compass rose on an upper arm
Black compass rose tattoo with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Compass rose with swirls on a wrist
Black compass rose with a faint grey dial and blue and purple watercolour splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of crossed arrows forming a compass with N, E, S and W, above and below the script words Not all those who wander are lost, on a forearm.
Crossed arrow compass with quote on forearm
Pen drawing in blue ink of a swallow above a globe, compass, roses and hanging chains with an anchor and a paw print locket, a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, globe and roses design sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eagle head, a rose and a compass and pocket watch on an upper arm.
Eagle, rose and compass sleeve on upper arm
Black and white neo-traditional flash design of an anchor wrapped in rope, a compass rose, a lily, a banner and waves.
Anchor, compass and lily tattoo design
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, drawn in black linework with a soft blue watercolour wash behind it.
Compass rose with blue watercolour wash
Pencil-style drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north, a skull and crossed pistols at its centre, on an aged parchment background.
Compass rose with skull and crossed pistols
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with overlapping circles, a small triangle and the letter N, placed on a forearm.
Crescent moon and circles on a forearm
Black ink compass rose with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST curved around it, tattooed on the top of a bare foot.
Compass rose with quote on a foot
Small black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W, on the inner forearm above a gold watch strap.
Crossed arrow compass on a forearm