Compass tattoo ideas

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A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a skull, roses, a clock, a microphone and text banners, running from shoulder to wrist.
Black and grey skull full sleeve
Upper arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with a ship wheel, waves and a banner reading of the Sea, with pink flowers and a compass star.
Ship wheel sleeve with banner and flowers
Black and grey dotwork compass rose with a fine line rope leading to an anchor, tattooed on a shoulder.
Compass rose and anchor on a shoulder
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 realism tattoo of a compass surrounded by leaves and a rose, sitting on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Compass and rose on a shoulder
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 brush-like shading on the upper back shoulder, with a small script word on the upper arm below it.
Compass rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black linework compass rose inside rings, with crossed arrows, on a shoulder, in a geometric style.
Compass rose with crossed arrows on a shoulder
Black and grey compass rose with a mandala-style border and script lettering reading to seek a Great Perhaps, on a shoulder and upper chest.
Compass rose and script quote on shoulder
Watercolour compass rose tattoo with black linework and a letter N, set on blue, pink and orange washes across a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in traditional style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
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 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
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 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
Colourful watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with Roman numerals above it, placed on a shoulder.
Watercolour compass rose on a shoulder
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a brass compass and coiled rope over a black-lined world map on an upper arm and shoulder.
Compass and rope on upper arm
Colour tattoo on a shoulder of a compass star with pink blossoms and green leaves in a neo-traditional style.
Compass star and pink flowers on a shoulder
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
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Black and grey realism skull tattoo on an upper arm, framed by outlined roses, a compass star and a pocket watch.
Skull, rose and compass on upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, centred on a sea turtle with a star compass motif.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Small black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W markings on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, with a waterfall behind her.
Small compass rose on a shoulder blade
Collage of three tattoos: a shaded clock face with gears on a shoulder, an outlined key with colour splashes on the ribs, and a compass with a feather on the upper arm.
Clock, key and compass tattoos in mixed styles
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass wrapped in a swirling ribbon with stars, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and stars on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronomical clock face and two flying birds on the shoulder, with script lettering below.
Astronomical clock and birds on a shoulder
Black and grey traditional compass rose with a rope-wrapped anchor on a shoulder and upper arm, with a small blue accent in the compass centre.
Compass and anchor on shoulder and upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a compass-style symbol inside a ring of runes, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Compass and runes on the shoulder
Black ink Polynesian-style tattoo of a sea turtle with a compass star and chevron border, wrapping the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian turtle tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line compass rose tattoo with W and S cardinal letters on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey compass rose inside an ornate oval frame, with a tree canopy and exposed roots, tattooed across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and tree on a shoulder
Realistic tattoo across a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin that reveals an old sepia map, a blue ship's wheel compass rose and a blue fleur-de-lis.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Black and grey back and arms covered in an antique-style world map tattoo with engraved hemispheres, continents and compass details, shoulders and upper arms included.
Antique world map tattoo across back and arms
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with swirling ornamental details on a woman's shoulder, shown beside her neck and chin.
Compass rose on the shoulder
Realistic brown-toned tattoo of a brass compass over a world map, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic compass and map on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a compass with leaves and a shaded rose across the shoulder and upper back.
Compass and rose on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face beside a compass rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with the words Revelation 5:5 running down the arm.
Lion and compass on upper arm
Close crop of a light-toned compass rose design with radiating points and dotted rings on a shoulder, geometric in style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
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
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with an hourglass, compass, anchor, palm tree and pink roses.
Hourglass, compass and anchor on upper arm