Compass tattoo ideas

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

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Black flash design of a compass rose with N, E, S and W lettering and three birds in flight, with no body placement shown.
Compass rose with flying birds
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a long needle and blue, green and yellow watercolour splashes on a lower leg.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on a calf
Pen sketch of a vertical arrow design with a compass, heart and cross on white paper, held beside a pencil in a hand.
Vertical arrow, compass and heart sketch
Two matching black fine line compass and arrow tattoos with dotted rings sit on the back of two hands held together.
Matching compass and arrow tattoos on two hands
Black ink compass rose mandala design with geometric petals, pointed tips and scattered dots, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Compass mandala design
Fine line black tattoos on a woman's upper arm and upper back, showing a world map, a compass rose with an arrow, a small paper plane and the word wanderlust in script.
Fine line world map, compass and wanderlust script
Black and grey geometric compass rose tattoo with a map outline and ringed lettering on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with ringed lettering on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a winged fairy with a small compass tattoo on her arm, framed by rope and banners reading Those who wander are not always lost.
Winged fairy with wanderer quote flash
Watercolour-style compass tattoo with a feather above it and coloured splashes, on the forearm near the elbow.
Compass with watercolour splashes on forearm
Arm sleeve tattoo of a black and grey compass rose over a vintage map backdrop, with blue watercolour splashes and a small anchor, on the forearm.
Compass rose sleeve with blue watercolour splashes
Fine line black compass rose merged with an atom diagram, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Compass and atom tattoo on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red and blue roses and green leaves on an upper arm.
Compass with roses on upper arm
Black ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
Realism tattoo of a brass compass wrapped in rope on the upper arm, set over an outlined map.
Compass and rope on an upper arm
Pen sketch of a pirate woman in a tricorn hat with a monkey on her shoulder and an ornate cutlass, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Pirate woman with monkey and cutlass sketch
Black and grey tattoo on a lower leg showing an eye inside a triangle with an ornate frame, a beetle below, and fine geometric construction lines.
Eye and beetle within geometric lines on a calf
Black ink compass design with rune-like marks on the outer forearm of a person standing with their back to the camera, wearing dark jeans.
Compass design on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a branch beside blossom, with a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME and a compass, in traditional-style linework.
Owl, compass and banner on a limb
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines and N, E, S and W markings on the centre of a bare lower back, with hands visible at the edges of the frame.
Compass rose tattoo on the lower back
Coloured pencil drawing of a fox with a compass and green ribbon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Fox and compass design
Small black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist, shown on an open palm resting on a nautical chart.
Compass rose tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with cardinal letters and a shaded feather below, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Compass rose and feather design
Black and grey compass rose with a lotus flower and scrollwork on the inner forearm, with dotwork shading.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black geometric arrow with a dotted compass wheel tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Geometric arrow and compass on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoos on two inner wrists showing passport-style stamps, the word wanderlust in script and a compass rose, in fine line style.
Passport stamps, wanderlust and compass on wrists
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope and a serpent, with two sharks, bubbles and a sunburst behind, in dotwork and blackwork shading.
Anchor with rope, sharks and serpent design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose, world map outline and passport stamps across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Compass and world map on shoulder
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at north and three small stars, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including a pipe, key, skull cameo, feather, tobacco tin, compass, pocket knife, matchbox and honeycomb, set on a dotted background.
Flash sheet of pipe, key, skull and feather
Black blackwork tattoo of an eight-spoked runic compass symbol across the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photograph.
Vegvisir compass on the ribs
Linework tattoo on a thigh combining a wireframe cube, an eye within a compass, a skull, a crescent moon and a red sunburst.
Geometric skull and all-seeing eye on a thigh
Two watercolour-style compass tattoos with paint-like drips in pink, blue and orange, one on the thigh and one on the calf.
Watercolour compass on thigh and calf
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with Roman numerals above it, placed on a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes and the words Not all who wander are lost curved beneath it, tattooed on an upper back.
Compass rose with watercolour splash on upper back
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a pocket compass with rope and a faded world map, shown in a split view with a compass rose and continent outlines.
Compass and world map forearm tattoo
Black fine line tattoos on a wrist showing two passport-style stamps, the word wanderlust in script and a compass, with an open palm beside it.
Passport stamps, wanderlust and compass on wrists
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a ship in a bottle framed by a red and black compass flower and a red flower with black leaves.
Ship in bottle with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sundial with Roman numeral clock faces wrapping around the forearm.
Sundial and clock face on a forearm
Papercut traditional-style flash design of a compass, roses, dice, a butterfly and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost, shown as white cut paper on grey card.
Compass, roses and dice flash design
Black ink drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with a calligraphic quote beside it, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass in a pocket watch case with quote
Brown line drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis at north and the letters N, E, S and W, on a beige background.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis
Black ink compass rose with a wheel-style centre, N, E, S and W letters and two lines of coordinates, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass rose with coordinates on a forearm
Large mixed-colour back tattoo on a woman with white-blonde hair, showing a sketched twisted tree, a compass rose, a Roman numeral clock with gears, and watercolour splashes across the upper back and
Watercolour tree, compass and clock on back
Black ink compass rose with an arrow, eye-like motif and hanging feather tattooed on the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised.
Compass and arrow on an upper arm
Black ink compass rose tattoo with ornate N, E, S and W letters on the ankle, above a cream slip-on shoe.
Compass rose on the ankle
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an atom with orbiting electrons inside a compass rose with N, S, E and W arrows, drawn in black and grey.
Atom and compass rose tattoo design
Black tribal-style compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Tribal compass rose on upper back
Black dotwork compass rose tattoo with a stippled sun-like halo and four arrowed points, on the inner upper arm.
Dotwork compass on inner upper arm