Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Flash design of a compass rose wrapped in vines and flowers, with a hanging anchor, rope, a bird and a fish, in teal and peach tones.
Compass rose with vines, anchor and bird
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose with a mandala-style border and script lettering reading to seek a Great Perhaps, on a shoulder and upper chest.
Compass rose and script quote on shoulder
Black ink compass rose with feathers and a watercolour wash of pink and green across the back of a hand, a fine line and watercolour style tattoo.
Compass rose with feathers on the back of a hand
Black linework flash design of a compass rose with two roses in a botanical and geometric style, shown without a body placement.
Compass rose with two roses
Fine line black compass rose with N, E, S and W letters and a cursive script word beside it, tattooed on an ankle.
Compass and script word on an ankle
Flash design of a compass rose on a teal world map, framed by branches, flowers, leaves, rope, a fish, a bird and an anchor, in a botanical style.
Compass rose with anchor, bird and botanical wreath
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in an ornate case among clouds, with a parchment map, sailing ships and a red wax seal, mostly in black and grey.
Compass and sailing ships on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W points, a dotwork mandala centre and fine line petals, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Compass rose design with mandala centre
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass rose with scrollwork above a skull on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass rose and skull on a forearm
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points, a fleur-de-lis at the top and a small black bird at upper left, shown as a flash design with no body part visible.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis and bird
Watercolour compass rose tattoo with black linework and a letter N, set on blue, pink and orange washes across a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a crowned skull and a compass over a map, across a forearm and upper arm.
Crowned skull and compass sleeve on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass with N, E, S and W markings on the forearm.
Pocket compass on a forearm
Pen drawing of an atom with orbiting planets set over a compass rose marked N, E, S and W, shown on paper rather than skin.
Atom and compass rose design
Black and white compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W labels and distressed linework, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design
Black linework tattoo of an arrow above a compass star inside a circle, on the upper arm, in a geometric fine line style.
Arrow and compass star on upper arm
Black and white line drawing of a compass star inside a circle, with roses and thorny vines, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass star with roses and thorny vines
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markers, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Compass rose tattoo in sepia
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in traditional style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
Black and grey pencil drawing of a lighthouse and ornate compass tattoo design on paper, with a hand holding a pencil at the top left.
Lighthouse and compass tattoo design
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, E, S and W points, shown on a forearm in a black and white photo.
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style compass rose with lotus motifs, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala compass rose tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull, an eye in a triangle, a rose, a pocket watch and a compass.
Skull, rose and pocket watch on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a sunflower, a pocket watch and a compass, with watercolour splashes in teal, orange and red.
Sunflower, pocket watch and compass on upper arm
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a compass rose, a cracked clock face with Roman numerals and an ornate key, shaded in greys with warm brown tones.
Compass and cracked clock sleeve on forearm
Black and grey photo of two people seen from behind, each with a small black compass rose tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching compass roses on two upper backs
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with blue watercolour washes and dotwork shading in black and grey.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrowed star and a clockwork mechanism of gears at its centre, drawn on aged parchment.
Compass rose with clockwork gears
Watercolour-style drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, with a death's-head hawkmoth, two compasses, lightning flags and two revolvers.
Anchor with moth, compasses and revolvers
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with N, E, S and W labels and the words A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor set in a circle around the centre.
Compass rose with sailor quote
Two matching black runic compass tattoos, one on each forearm, with a glass of beer on a wooden table behind them.
Matching runic compass tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoos of roses, a compass and script on a woman's leg and thigh, with small birds on the ankle, photographed in a bath.
Rose and compass leg sleeve with script
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and white Norse sleeve design with runes, a Vegvisir and valknut symbols, shown beside a mock-up of the design on an upper arm.
Norse rune sleeve design with Vegvisir
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a compass rose in a round frame, framed by yellow flowers and pink banners with partly visible lettering.
Compass and flowers on a forearm
Pen sketch on lined paper of a compass with Roman numerals, scrollwork and the words follow your own path, drawn as a tattoo design.
Compass with Roman numerals and "follow your own path"
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black and grey travel-themed tattoos on a forearm, including the word wanderlust at the wrist, a compass rose, aeroplanes, a heart map and an arrow.
Travel-themed tattoos on a forearm
Black line drawing of a compass with a rose at its centre and a scroll banner reading Wanderlust, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Compass and rose with Wanderlust banner
Black and grey tattoo of a compass rose over a globe with an arrow above and three feathers below, on the upper arm.
Compass and arrow on an upper arm
Fine line black compass rose with a vertical arrow, feather and the letter N, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Compass rose and arrow on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a lighthouse inside a circular compass rose, with dotwork and patterned panels, sketched as a tattoo design.
Lighthouse inside a compass rose design
Black linework compass rose with pink and blue watercolour wash clouds behind it, tattooed on a limb.
Compass rose with watercolour clouds
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
Black ink mandala flower drawings on sketchbook paper, with the foreground design in dotwork and fine line, shown without a body placement.
Mandala flower design drawings on paper
Traditional style tattoo of a compass rose, red rose and pink and orange flowers with green leaves on the forearm.
Compass, rose and flowers on an arm