Compass tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with two feathers, beads and a swirling line, on the upper back.
Compass and feathers on the upper back
Black and white photo of a person's upper back showing a fine line compass rose tattoo centred between the shoulder blades.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines and dotted shading on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, photographed from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with script lettering reading one love, placed centrally on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo on the upper back featuring a black compass rose, two white flowers with green centres, and purple, blue and pink washes.
Compass and white flowers on the upper back
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black compass rose tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching compass tattoos on two backs
Blue-grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering in script, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and a fleur-de-lis on the upper back of a woman wearing a striped top.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Back of a shoulder with a fine line black and grey tattoo of a compass rose, a world map and passport-style stamps.
Compass rose and world map on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST set in a circle across a person's upper back.
Compass rose with circular quote on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a compass rose and a Madrid-Barajas passport stamp dated 27.06.13 on a person's upper back, with the date in red ink.
Compass and passport stamp on upper back
Black fine line compass rose tattoo centred on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Compass rose on upper back
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring and script reading "The horizon is my home" on the upper back.
Compass rose with "The horizon is my home" on upper back
Geometric tattoo on a woman's upper back near the neck, showing a compass with a red-tipped arrow, a teal and lilac heart with an infinity loop, and a shaded grey feather hanging below.
Compass, heart and feather on upper back
Black ink compass rose inside a layered mandala design on the upper back, with dotted rings and arrow points.
Compass rose mandala on upper back
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back with pink, blue and purple watercolour splashes and the word Wanderlust in cursive script.
Compass rose with Wanderlust script on back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at the top and dotwork detail, on the upper back of a woman whose face is not shown.
Compass rose on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings, in fine line style, on the centre upper back of a person with their hair tied back.
Compass rose tattoo on the upper back
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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 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 geometric tattoo of an arrow with a compass rose at its centre, running vertically along the upper back.
Arrow and compass on upper back
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points in fine line style on the upper back of a woman with her hands in her hair.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black and pink compass star with black branches and outlined leaves in teal, purple and blue, on a person's upper back.
Watercolour compass and leaves on upper back
Black ink fine line compass rose tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, with the letters W, N and S marking the points.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
A compass rose tattoo with scattered coloured leaves, petals and dots on a person's upper back, reaching up towards the neck in a botanical style.
Compass rose with colourful leaves on upper back
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with mandala detailing on a person's upper back, with N, E, S and W letters.
Dotwork compass rose on upper back
Back of a woman showing a black and grey geometric compass tattoo with moon phases on the shoulder, with red maze lines running down toward the shoulder blade.
Compass and maze tattoo across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a vintage-style map of the Great Lakes with a compass rose, across a person's upper back, with their head cropped out of frame.
Great Lakes map and compass across a back
Black compass rose tattoo with a dotted ring, small red accents and tiny lettering around the circle, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back