Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Black traditional compass rose tattoo with fleur-de-lis points and a dotted ring on the inner wrist.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
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
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
Small black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, with a white rope bracelet and a nautical chart behind the hand.
Compass rose tattoo on inner wrist
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 anchor tattoo with a compass rose, and a red ship's wheel, on the inner forearm.
Anchor, compass and ship's wheel on a forearm
Fine line black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a pink strap with silver cuffs.
Small compass rose on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass and compass rose over an old map background, running along the forearm.
Compass and map on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a compass.
Black and grey roses and pocket watch sleeve
Two matching black compass rose tattoos in fine line style sit on the inner wrists of two people, one on the left forearm and one on the right.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Four-panel photo of a realistic black and grey compass, rope and old map tattoo across the forearm.
Compass and map on a forearm
Small black compass rose tattoo with a fine line design on the inner wrist, with a rope and anchor bracelet and a nautical chart behind the hand.
Small compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist
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
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
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
Black dotwork mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Mandala and compass star on a forearm
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
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
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
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 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 linework compass rose with a letter N and dotted north line on the inner forearm, filled with a blue watercolour-style splash.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose, hourglass and lightning storm across the outer forearm.
Compass and lightning storm on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a swallow above a compass with chain links and orange and purple flowers on a forearm.
Swallow, compass and flowers on a forearm
Watercolour tattoo of a compass and an anchor with blue, purple and green splashes and thin black triangle lines, on the forearm.
Watercolour compass and anchor on forearm
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Sketch-style elephant head tattoo with red and teal watercolour washes and a compass rose on the inner forearm, above a line of dots.
Elephant head and compass on a forearm
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose and red and teal watercolour splashes on the inner forearm, with a column of dots running up towards the elbow.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with an arrow, feather and ribbon tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass, arrow and feather on forearm
Three photographs of black compass tattoos: a fine line compass, plane and small world map on a forearm, an arrow and compass on a wrist, and a dotted compass star on a shoulder.
Compass and travel tattoos on arm and shoulder
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose, red and teal splashes and a trail of dots, on the outer forearm.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and family.
Sailing ship, compass and anchor sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass, rolled map and candle with a small red wax seal on a forearm.
Compass and old map on a forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a compass with a reddish tint on the face, set over a faded world map on the forearm.
Compass and world map on a forearm
Realism black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a compass, pocket watch, handwritten map script and an old banknote.
Compass, pocket watch and map sleeve
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a vertical arrow running through it on a forearm, with small swirl linework beside it.
Compass rose and arrow on a forearm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with a ribbon banner and an open pocket watch on chain, on the inner forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a skull above crossed bones, a compass and set square, a pyramid with an eye, laurel branches and stars.
Skull, compass and pyramid on a forearm
Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass rose on the torso, a bird on an arm and an elephant on the upper arm.
Watercolour tattoos: balloon, compass, bird and elephant
Hand-drawn colour pencil design for a full arm sleeve showing a compass rose, clouds, swallows, a sailing ship, waves, jellyfish, manta rays, an anchor and a treasure chest.
Nautical sleeve design with compass and ship