Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a rose, a compass and two butterflies, shown on paper beside a purple pencil.
Rose, compass and butterflies design
Two side-by-side photos of a matching black and grey neo-trad tattoo on an arm, showing a compass and pocket watch framed by cherry blossoms, with a banner reading And We Learn and As We Age.
Compass and pocket watch pair on forearms
Traditional style compass tattoo with a red rose and rope detail on a forearm, shown in three close-up photos.
Traditional compass with rose and rope
Hand-drawn sketch of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W marking the compass points, in dark grey line on a pale background.
Crossed arrows with compass points sketch
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical compass rose mandala with geometric panels and dots, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement.
Compass rose mandala design in black ink
Black compass rose tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder of a person with auburn hair pulled up.
Compass rose on upper back
Black ink travel tattoos on a forearm, including the word wanderlust, a compass rose, an aeroplane, an arrow and a small world map.
Travel tattoos on a forearm
Three black ink line drawings of roses set within geometric diamond frames on white paper, beside a compass and two fineliner pens.
Three geometric rose designs on paper
Sketched flash design of a winged creature wrapped around a compass rose, drawn in dark teal ink with a small red N above the compass.
Winged creature wrapped around a compass rose
Pencil drawing of a compass rose with an arrow pointing north east, labelled W, E and S, shown on a sheet of paper.
Compass rose design drawn on paper
Faded compass rose tattoo with cardinal letters on the back of a person's neck, shown in light grey ink.
Compass rose on the back of the neck
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a compass with pink flowers, leaves and a scroll banner reading Take Me Home, shaded in grey with coloured pencil accents.
Compass and flowers with Take Me Home banner
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a compass rose, a blue swallow, a purple rose and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost.
Compass, swallow and rose on a thigh
Pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged border and mandala-style petals, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate compass rose design
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 and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a sundial compass, a full moon and a sailing ship on waves, shown across three photographs.
Ship, moon and sundial compass on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a gold compass with a red and blue compass rose and orange autumn leaves scattering across the upper back.
Compass and autumn leaves on the back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a globe with a watercolour world map, an arrow and a geometric crystal on the upper back.
Globe, arrow and crystal on upper back
Black ink lettering design reading Not all who wander are lost in flourished script, beside a black and grey compass rose, drawn on pale paper.
Not all who wander are lost with compass rose
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
Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic compass and map on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of crossed arrows with N, E, S and W compass letters on the back of a person's neck.
Compass arrows tattoo on the back of the neck
Black dotwork mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Mandala and compass star on a forearm
Close-up of a colour compass rose tattoo with yellow and orange star points, a white flower centre and a small fleur-de-lis hanging from a curved line.
Compass rose tattoo close-up
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala star with a compass-like point, joined by a vertical dotted line to a small diamond motif, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Mandala star with dotted vertical line
Black and grey tattoo of a compass with leaves and a shaded rose across the shoulder and upper back.
Compass and rose on a shoulder
Two views of a watercolour style upper arm tattoo with red poppies, fine black linework, a compass drawing and cursive script.
Red poppies and compass on upper arm
Black and grey anchor with chain and a compass rose with a red star centre, tattooed on a limb in a traditional style.
Anchor and compass rose on a leg
Black and white photo of a fine line compass rose tattoo on the upper back of a person with short hair, beside a mountain and Adventure script tattoo on the inner wrist.
Compass on the back and adventure on the wrist
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a vegvisir compass with a swallow in the centre, placed on the forearm.
Vegvisir compass with swallow on forearm
Black ink compass rose design drawn on paper beside a pen, with an ornamental patterned star and fine radiating lines, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass rose tattoo design sketch
Colourful compass rose tattoo with black dotted linework and a lettered ring, with watercolour-style splashes, across the upper back.
Compass rose with lettering on upper back
Realism style compass with feather leaves in grey shading and teal accents, tattooed on the inner forearm of an arm held up towards the camera.
Compass and feathers on an inner forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a compass with a fern, mountain peaks, a rain cloud and the letters PNW.
Compass with fern, mountains and rain on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and fine script text on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
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
Two pencil flash drawings on paper of an hourglass, roses, pearl chains and a compass, in a neo-traditional style, with one sheet partly tinted in pale blue.
Hourglass, roses and compass flash sheets
Colour traditional tattoo of a stag head with antlers, arrows, a fleur-de-lis and a compass star on the forearm.
Stag head and compass on a forearm
Black and white line drawing of a compass rose with two scroll banners reading a quote, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Compass star with quote banners
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, ribbon and feathers, above the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design with lettering
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at the top and a dotwork mandala behind it, on the upper arm.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis on upper arm
Black ink nautical tattoo of a scallop shell, anchor, ship's wheel and compass rose in a row on the ribs, covered with clear plastic wrap while healing.
Nautical row of shell, anchor, wheel and compass on ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose over a torn map with a banner reading The Journey Never Ends, on the outer thigh.
Compass and torn map on thigh
Abstract elephant head tattoo with a compass, dots and red and teal brush strokes on the inner forearm, shown against a white sink.
Abstract elephant head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest beside the collarbone.
Compass mandala on upper chest
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points on the inner wrist of a hand held palm-up against a dark background.
Compass rose on inner wrist
Small black fine line compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a dark background.
Compass rose on inner wrist
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points and a feather hanging below, a geometric tattoo design shown without skin.
Compass rose and feather design