North tattoo ideas

54 photos and flash · 33% Fine line, 30% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and white distressed compass rose design with N, E, S and W labels and a dotted outer ring, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Vintage compass rose design
Black and grey drawing of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W at the compass points, on a cream background.
Crossed arrows with compass points
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded compass rose tattoo design with the words True North above it and ornate fleur-de-lis points.
Compass rose with True North lettering
Black line drawing of a compass rose with arrowheads pointing north-east and south-west, labelled N, E, S and W, on a cream background.
Compass rose with arrows
Black and white compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W labels and distressed linework, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design
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
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
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 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
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 drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W letters above an anchor, shown on a plain white background as a flash design.
Compass rose and anchor design
Black line drawing of a compass rose with an eight-point star inside a ring, with the letters N, E, S and W at the cardinal points, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design with N, E, S and W
Black compass rose design with N, E, S and W points on a plain white background, drawn in bold, symmetrical linework.
Compass rose design
Pencil sketch of a compass rose with an eight-point star, a fleur-de-lis at the north point and the letters N, E, S and W on white paper.
Compass rose design in pencil
Black ink drawing on graph paper of a geometric compass rose with N, S, E and W labels, joined by a vertical line to an arrow at the top and bottom, as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrows tattoo design
Traditional-style flash drawing of a compass rose with two red roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost.
Compass and roses with banner design
Hand-drawn sketch of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W marking the compass points, in dark grey line on a pale background.
Crossed arrows with compass points sketch
Sketched flash design of a winged creature wrapped around a compass rose, drawn in dark teal ink with a small red N above the compass.
Winged creature wrapped around a compass rose
Black ink drawing of a vintage compass rose with a fleur-de-lis above and an N, on an aged parchment background, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with fleur-de-lis design
Pen and ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and feathers, labelled N, E, S and W, in black and grey.
Compass rose and arrow design