Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass over an old map with handwritten place names and a sailing ship, on a forearm.
Compass over an old map on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of a compass, a pocket watch, flowers and a lettered banner on two upper arms.
Compass and pocket watch with banner on two arms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass rose inside a scalloped medallion, framed by two red flowers and green leaves on a forearm.
Compass and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of two crossed arrows with compass letters N, E, S and W on a cream background.
Crossed arrows with compass points
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central flower and scrollwork border, with a small fleur-de-lis above it, on the calf.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis on a leg
Two matching fine line black tattoos of arrows, swirls, a heart and small dashes on the inner wrists and forearms.
Matching arrow and heart wrist tattoos
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on top and scrolls and dots around it, a tattoo design sheet.
Compass rose design with fleur-de-lis
Black fine line compass rose tattoo on a forearm, with a small cursive script tattoo on the opposite wrist.
Compass rose and script on forearm and wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo sleeve of roses, a compass and a pocket watch on an upper arm, worn by a woman with long blonde hair seen from behind.
Roses, compass and pocket watch sleeve
Colour compass rose tattoo with black outlines and N and S letters on the forearm, in a geometric star style.
Compass rose tattoo on the forearm
Two forearms side by side: the upper one has a geometric paper boat on a thin anchor line with blue and purple watercolour splashes, and the lower one has a black compass rose with a red watercolour
Matching compass and paper boat forearm tattoos
Pencil sketch of a compass rose inside a rope-edged circle decorated with dots, with a feather hanging from a chain below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Compass rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with a ship's wheel and compass rose at the centre, shown on a forearm.
Anchor, ship wheel and compass on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass rose, two pink roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost, on the upper back.
Compass and roses with banner on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design on paper, with an anchor forming the south point, suited to a black and grey tattoo.
Hand-drawn compass rose with anchor
Close-up of a small black fine line compass rose tattoo on the side of a finger, held beside a red autumn leaf.
Small compass rose on a finger
Black ink tattoo of a compass rose within a mandala pattern near the upper back, with a fine-line arrow and feather fletching running down the spine, shown in three photos.
Compass and arrow down the back
Black fine line tattoo of a compass with Roman numerals and geometric arrows on the inner upper arm.
Compass and arrows on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with a leafy tree and twisting roots at its centre, with a heart-tipped loop line running to the east point.
Compass rose with tree and roots sketch
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with a three-eyed creature above her head, a crescent moon, and a compass star, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman and moon on a forearm
Black and grey bicycle tattoos with compass points and a line of small serif lettering, shown on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black top.
Two bicycles and lettering on the thighs
Pencil sketch of a compass rose design with shaded points, a ringed centre and map outlines with stars in two quadrants.
Compass rose with map quadrants
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters inside a dotted ring, shown on the inner forearm in a traditional style.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm
Black and grey tattoos on two forearms: the word Amore in script on one wrist, a fine line world map and a shaded compass rose, with a real brown butterfly perched on the arm.
Amore script, world map and compass on forearms
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with N and S points on the inner wrist, photographed with the hand open over bent knees.
Compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo on a thigh, with passport-style stamps naming Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Compass rose with continent stamps on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of four crossed arrows with the Roman numerals XI, XXV and XII, on a forearm in a black and white photograph.
Crossed arrows with Roman numerals on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon, shaded in stippled dotwork on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design
Two matching black fine line compass rose tattoos with swirling needle points on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching compass tattoos on the wrists
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with a compass rose on the upper back, with dotwork detail around the star.
Arrow and compass rose on upper back
A black and white flash sheet of nautical designs including anchors, a lighthouse, a whale, a compass star, a ship's wheel, a sailing boat and a sailing ship.
Nautical flash sheet of anchors, waves and ships
Large realism back tattoo in black and grey showing an Africa map, two winged angels, a compass and portraits, with a red and grey Liverpool crest on the upper arm sleeve.
Africa map and angels back piece
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and a soft circular outline, shown in a close photo of skin.
Compass rose tattoo on skin
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Small black and grey compass rose tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface, with a ring on the adjacent finger.
Compass rose on the back of a hand
Forearm tattoo of a compass rose with fine black linework and blue, pink and purple watercolour splashes.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design
Black and grey tattoo flash design covering a phone case, with swallows, a moth, a compass, a rose, a microphone and chevrons in a traditional style.
Black and grey flash sheet of swallows and a moth
Brown ink drawing of a compass rose with a ship's wheel and anchor at its centre, shown on a cream notebook page, styled as a traditional nautical tattoo design.
Compass rose with ship's wheel and anchor
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a splattered blackwork backdrop and a small fleur-de-lis on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black linework compass rose tattoo design with a central ornate monogram, dotwork flourishes and a long pointed arrow-style needle, drawn on a pale paper background.
Ornate compass rose design with central monogram
Fine line black compass rose tattoo with the N, E, S and W points and concentric rings, shown on an arm.
Compass rose on an arm
Abstract compass tattoo with a blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter across the upper back.
Abstract compass with blue wash on upper back
Traditional flash drawing of two compass roses with blackletter N, E, S and W labels, one in orange and red and one in teal and blue, on a tan background.
Two compass rose flash designs
Fine line tattoo of a compass star above a mountain ridge on the inner wrist, in dark blue-black ink.
Compass star over mountain ridge on wrist