Compass tattoo ideas

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

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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 flash sheet of tattoo designs including a pipe, key, skull cameo, feather, tobacco tin, compass, pocket knife, matchbox and honeycomb, set on a dotted background.
Flash sheet of pipe, key, skull and feather
Linework tattoo on a thigh combining a wireframe cube, an eye within a compass, a skull, a crescent moon and a red sunburst.
Geometric skull and all-seeing eye on a thigh
Black dotwork compass rose tattoo with a stippled sun-like halo and four arrowed points, on the inner upper arm.
Dotwork compass on inner upper arm
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
Back of a woman showing a black and grey geometric compass tattoo with moon phases on the shoulder, with red maze lines running down toward the shoulder blade.
Compass and maze tattoo across a shoulder blade
Black geometric compass star tattoo on the inner forearm, with fine radiating lines and a dotted circular border.
Geometric compass star on a forearm
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
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of feathers above a compass rose on the forearm, with fine black linework.
Feathers and compass on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon inside a geometric mandala with stars, dotted lines and swirling clouds, sketched on a notebook page.
Sun and moon mandala design in ink
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a compass rose over a shaded globe with continents, on the inner upper arm.
Compass rose over a globe on an upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central anchor and a fleur-de-lis above the N, in dotwork shading, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose with anchor on the ribs
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an arrow with a compass star inside a dotted circle, on a forearm.
Arrow and compass star on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a world map behind it, tattooed across the top of both feet.
Compass rose and world map on both feet
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with ornate mandala-style petals on the upper back.
Compass rose with mandala detail on upper back
Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
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
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 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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a round compass with a dotted border and a feather above it, on the centre of a torso below the bust.
Compass and feather on the chest
Black compass rose tattoo with red accents, dots and a circle of lettering on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with circular lettering on back
Black compass rose with an arrow and dotted ring tattooed on a forearm, in a geometric and dotwork style.
Compass rose and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a compass set in a pocket watch case, with leaves and a dotted pendant, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Compass pocket watch with leaves
Red and black compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, S, E and W markings, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with stippled shading and coordinate text around the outer ring, shown on a limb.
Compass rose with coordinates
Black ink compass rose with an eight-point star, scalloped ornament and dotted circle on a forearm, in fine line style.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a circular mountain and wave design with arrows pointing north, south, east and west, shaded in dotwork, shown on white paper beside two marker pens.
Mountain and wave compass design
Fine line black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a dotted circle centre, placed on the foot.
Compass rose tattoo on a foot
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 drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters, a rope border and dotwork shading, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose with rope border in dotwork
Black dotwork mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Mandala and compass star on a forearm
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
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
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 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
Black and grey dotwork compass mandala tattoo on a woman's upper chest beside the collarbone.
Compass mandala on upper chest
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
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with an arrow, feather and ribbon tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass, arrow and feather on forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo on an upper arm, with a shaded black mandala circle, red geometric polygons and dotted lines rising upward.
Mandala and geometric lines on upper arm
Black compass rose tattoo with a solid eight-point star inside dotted and solid rings, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Compass rose on the inner forearm