Compass tattoo ideas

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Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded rose inside a compass rose with N and S markings, on a forearm.
Rose and compass rose on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red, green and yellow tones, flowers and leaves, and the words SHOWS US THE WAY on an arm.
Compass with SHOWS US THE WAY lettering
Black and white flash sheet of tattoo designs on a phone case, including a fox head, compass, bird, spider webs, playing card suits and a rope knot.
Black ink flash sheet with spider webs, compass and fox
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose on the shoulder and upper arm, with shaded clouds and rock showing through a torn-skin effect.
Compass rose and torn skin shoulder tattoo
Black and grey compass rose tattoo design with shaded points and N, E, S and W labels, drawn on a tan sheet with 3 inch dimension lines.
Compass rose design on a 3 inch stencil sheet
Realistic black and grey forearm tattoo of a compass surrounded by clouds, with a sailing ship on a map and a red wax seal.
Compass, clouds and map on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose and an hourglass on the outer upper thigh.
Compass rose and hourglass on a thigh
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with swirling scrollwork and a blackletter E at the east point, on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a compass in an ornate frame with two roses, sitting on the upper arm of a person wearing a white T-shirt.
Compass and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a world map with a compass rose, an aeroplane and the script words 'Not all those who wander are lost' across the inner forearm.
World map, compass and aeroplane forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork-shaded compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis and scrolls on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with scrollwork on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with dotwork ring and N, E, S, W letters on the outer forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above the north point and the words Not all those who wander are Lost beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Compass rose and quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and a compass with script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Two wrists pressed together, each with a matching black compass rose tattoo with N, S, E and W points on the forearm.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Watercolour-style compass rose with an anchor below it, in blue, purple and black ink on a forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Black fine line compass tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and arrowed points, on the inner ankle.
Small compass tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a forearm, framed by the words 'Create your own path' in a curved lettering style.
Compass rose with 'Create your own path' on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a compass rose with orange falling leaves and blue and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm, in a watercolour style.
Watercolour compass and falling leaves on a forearm
Black line drawing of a distressed compass rose with N, E, S and W letters, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Compass rose design in black ink
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the forearm, with shaded star points inside a circular ring.
Compass rose on a forearm
Colour compass rose tattoo with black linework and an orange watercolour wash on the upper arm, with a compass flash design visible in the background.
Compass rose tattoo with orange watercolour splash
Black geometric tattoo of an arrow with a compass rose at its centre, running vertically along the upper back.
Arrow and compass on upper back
Pencil drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W points and a shaded rose at the centre, in a black and grey gothic style.
Compass rose design with central rose
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the inner wrist, shown in a fine line style.
Compass rose tattoo on a wrist
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back near the shoulder, seen from behind a person with loose hair tied up.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo on an upper arm of an astrological chart with planet glyphs, dotted orbit lines, a central circle and numerals.
Astrological chart tattoo on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with ornamental scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Compass rose in a pocket watch design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sailing ship in a storm with lightning and a compass on a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Sailing ship in a storm with compass on upper arm
Black linework flash design of a compass, a flintlock pistol and two roses with leaves, drawn on a white background with no body placement shown.
Compass, flintlock pistol and roses
Black outline tattoo of a compass rose with a flower at its centre and an S marking at the base, on an arm in a traditional style.
Compass rose on an arm
Black and grey owl tattoo with a compass and ankh on the forearm, in neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Owl and compass on a forearm
Red line drawing on tracing paper of a compass, swallow, rose and feather with banners reading Never Forget and Where you're from, in a traditional style.
Compass, swallow and rose stencil
Two forearms side by side with matching black linework tattoos on each: a geometric boat and anchor with blue watercolour wash on one, and a compass rose with red watercolour wash on the other.
Matching compass and anchor forearm tattoos
Large black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with an owl perched in its branches and a compass rose on a person's back.
Bare tree, owl and compass on a back
Two wrists side by side, each with a small dark blue-black compass rose tattoo with a dotwork centre, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching compass tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey world map sleeve tattoo on an upper arm, with a compass rose near the shoulder and a sailing ship on the left.
World map and compass sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a dotted outer ring, shown on the forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black fine line script reading Wanderlust on one ankle and a black compass rose on the other ankle, both in a lettering and compass style.
Wanderlust script and compass on ankles
Fine line black compass rose and handwritten script quote reading Not all those who wander are lost, tattooed on a foot.
Compass and quote tattoo on a foot
Black line drawing of a circular tattoo design with runic-style symbols around a central knot, framed by a Celtic knotwork border, with no body placement shown.
Runic compass in a Celtic knot circle
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon along a horizontal axis, shown as a tattoo design on a white background with no body placement.
Compass rose and arrow design
Colourful fine line tattoo of a compass rose and sailboat on the side of a ribcage, with a watercolour style orange sky and blue sea.
Compass rose and sailboat on the ribs
Two wrists with fine line black tattoos: a passport-style stamp and triangle stamp on one wrist, and the word wanderlust with a compass on the other.
Passport stamps and compass on wrists
Close-up of a fine line compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and a map outline and two birds beside it, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and birds on a forearm
Black ink geometric mandala with a compass star at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh of a leg.
Mandala and compass star on a thigh