Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Gold fine line geometric drawing of a bow and arrow with a compass rose inside the curve, on a dark olive background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Bow, arrow and compass design
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 photograph of a small vertical lettering tattoo on the back of the neck, reading N 40 W 105 with triangles above and below.
Coordinates tattoo on the back of a neck
Black ink forearm tattoo of mountains, pine trees and a moon inside a dotted circle with triangles, above a sprig of leaves.
Mountain, pine and moon in a dotted compass circle
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with compass arrows and leaves on the thigh, photographed on a bed.
Shaded rose with compass arrows on thigh
Black geometric tattoo of an arrow with a compass star at its centre, running vertically down the middle of a person's back.
Arrow and compass tattoo down the spine
Two inner forearms crossed over each other, each with a compass rose tattoo in fine line, the left in blue ink and the right in grey.
Matching compass rose tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with ornate mandala-style petals on the upper back.
Compass rose with mandala detail on upper back
Watercolour tattoo of a compass rose with feathers and small abstract marks on a lower leg, in blue, green, yellow and orange with black linework.
Watercolour compass and feathers on a leg
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on the palm of a hand, with muted purple map shading and a sprig of branches at the wrist.
Compass rose and map shading on a palm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the inner forearm, in a traditional style with shaded points.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runes, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Compass and runes on the shoulder
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a compass and anchor with geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor watercolour tattoo on a forearm
Pencil and ink sketch of a mandala-style compass rose with petal shapes, a central rosette and the letters W and S, drawn on aged paper.
Mandala compass rose design sketch
Black compass rose tattoo with an arrow pointer and N, S, E and W letters on the inner upper arm, in a geometric style.
Compass rose on inner upper arm
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 Vegvisir compass tattoo with runic-style arms and fine teal swirls across the upper back.
Vegvisir compass on upper 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 line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points, two toothed gears and curling swirls, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Compass rose with gears and swirls
Small black ink compass with crossed arrows, N E S W letters and the reference Phil. 4:13 beneath, tattooed on a wrist in a geometric style.
Compass and arrows with scripture reference on wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged mandala border, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass rose tattoo design
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and an arrow with feathers below, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Compass and arrow with feathers on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the forearm of a pale arm, showing a shaded sphere crossed by concentric circles and arrow lines in a geometric style.
Fine line compass and shaded sphere on forearm
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 and grey compass rose tattoo with an eight-point star inside a circle and arrow points, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman's bare upper back showing a small black geometric compass rose tattoo between the shoulder blades.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with N and S letters and an arrow pointer on the inner wrist and forearm.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist
Black line flash sheet of six compass designs, including a dreamcatcher compass, a feathered arrow compass and a compass with a small swallow, shown without any body placement.
Compass designs flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a circle divided by spokes with a dashed arrow, on the inner forearm, with cursive script tattooed below.
Fine line circle and arrow on forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping triangles and arrows inside a circle, on the upper leg.
Geometric triangles and arrows in a circle
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted inner ring and blackletter lettering along the lower edge, on a person's back.
Compass rose with blackletter lettering
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
Black ink compass rose with feathers and compass point letters on the back of a hand, over a pink and green watercolour wash.
Compass and feathers on the back of a hand
Black ink compass rose sketch with a star centre and fine ring detail on white paper, beside two black pens, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Compass rose sketch design
Two matching black compass rose tattoos on the inner wrists, one on each arm, drawn in fine line detail.
Matching compass roses on two wrists
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 geometric compass rose and a small trident on the upper back of a woman in a red bikini on a sunny beach, in a geometric style.
Compass rose and trident on upper back