Compass tattoo ideas

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

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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 and grey pen drawing of an anchor tattoo design built from a ship, two swallows, a butterfly, roses, a compass and small lettering, in a fine line style.
Anchor tattoo design made of small icons
Black and grey pencil sketch of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a shaded feather below, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with feather design
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an ornate mandala centre, a feather at the south point, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose with mandala design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass framed by two roses on the side of a thigh, shown in a studio.
Compass and roses on a thigh
Black linework compass rose inside rings, with crossed arrows, on a shoulder, in a geometric style.
Compass rose with crossed arrows on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass and a rose on an upper arm, with fine map-like lines behind the design.
Compass and rose on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass and a pocket watch with Roman numerals, framed by chains and scrollwork on a forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo design drawing of a pocket watch, compass and two roses on a chain, with a banner reading Not all those who wander are lost.
Pocket watch, compass and roses design
Watercolour-style compass tattoo on the inner forearm, with black linework and pink and blue wash, an arrow pointing south and N and S letters.
Compass with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded compass rose tattoo design with the words True North above it and ornate fleur-de-lis points.
Compass rose with True North lettering
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
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose, anchor and orange flowers with green leaves and a grey rope border, on a limb.
Compass, anchor and flowers in traditional style
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 flash drawing of a pocket compass with waves breaking beneath it and a flock of birds rising above, drawn on pale paper.
Compass, birds and waves design
Blue ink drawing of a geometric compass rose mandala on paper, held up by a hand against a plain wall.
Compass rose mandala drawing
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with the word Wanderlust in cursive script on the side of a torso, shown beside the ribs.
Wanderlust script and compass rose
Black line drawing of a compass rose with arrowheads pointing north-east and south-west, labelled N, E, S and W, on a cream background.
Compass rose with arrows
Geometric tattoo on a woman's upper back near the neck, showing a compass with a red-tipped arrow, a teal and lilac heart with an infinity loop, and a shaded grey feather hanging below.
Compass, heart and feather on upper back
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 and grey realistic tattoo of a pocket compass over a faded world map on the inner forearm.
Compass over a map on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black compass rose with orange leaves and blue and pink watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Compass and autumn leaves on a forearm
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
Two small black traditional-style tattoos on fingers: a ship's wheel on one finger and a compass star on another, shown on hands resting on dark leather.
Ship's wheel and compass star on fingers
Colour tattoo of a compass rose surrounded by orange, red and purple leaves and dots on a forearm, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Compass rose with autumn leaves on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing latitude and longitude coordinates flanking large N and W letters, with the handwritten words I love you beneath.
Coordinates and handwritten message on forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an arrow crossing an atom-like orbit and compass rings on the inner forearm, with a small leaf above.
Arrow over atom and compass on forearm
Black linework compass rose with a small S marker, set over teal, pink and red watercolour splashes and a thin red circle, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on the fingers and back of a hand, including a wolf head on one finger and a compass and square on another.
Wolf and symbol finger tattoos on a hand
Black and grey compass rose tattoo surrounded by lily flowers and leaves, shaded in a realistic botanical style on a section of torso skin.
Compass rose with lilies on skin
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back with pink, blue and purple watercolour splashes and the word Wanderlust in cursive script.
Compass rose with Wanderlust script on back
Traditional-style flash design of a grey owl with yellow eyes perched on a compass, framed by dark red roses and leaves.
Owl perched on a compass with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo on a chest showing an open pocket compass, a dove in flight, a world map and a partial clock face.
Compass, dove and map on a chest
Black and grey pen sketch flash design of a mountain inside a diamond frame, with pine trees, ringed planets, stars and a compass star below.
Mountain and planets in a diamond frame
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with Roman numerals on an upper arm, with black linework over splashes of red, blue, yellow and green.
Watercolour compass rose on upper arm
Two pairs of tattooed legs in black sneakers, with traditional-style skulls, roses and a compass on the calves and hands, in mixed colour and black ink.
Traditional leg and hand tattoos with black sneakers
Colour compass rose tattoo with vines, an anchor and a yellow bird on the upper chest of a woman wearing a denim shirt and striped top.
Compass rose with anchor and bird on chest
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing a pirate woman with teal hair, a heart eyepatch and a skull on her hat, with a red rose and a compass.
Pirate woman with rose and compass on a calf
Black fine-line tattoo of two crossed oars surrounded by the letters N, E, S and W, on the inner forearm.
Crossed oars with compass points
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of four arrows in a cross shape on a lower leg, with sand dusted over the skin.
Arrow cross tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey palm tree tattoo on the forearm, framed by a fine line circle, arcs and dotted lines.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
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
Two traditional-style tattoos on a pair of thighs: a bearded man in profile beside a compass and flowers, and a woman in a headscarf beside a red rose.
Portraits, compass and rose on the thighs
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings, in fine line style, on the centre upper back of a person with their hair tied back.
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back
Realism tattoo of a compass over a handwritten map with red maple leaves on the forearm.
Compass and map with maple leaves on a forearm