Compass

Compass

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CompassLodestone Compass

Lodestone Compass

Rarity color	Common
Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)

Compasses are an item used to point to the world spawn or to a lodestone.

Obtaining

Crafting

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust	Compass

Natural generation

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Compass	Shipwreck	Map chest	1	7.7%
	Stronghold	Library chest	1	10.9%
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1	26.3%
Bedrock Edition
Compass	Shipwreck	Map chest	1	7.7%
	Stronghold	Library chest	1	10.5%
	Village	Cartographer's chest	1	26.3%

Trading

In Java Edition, expert-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell a single compass for 4 emeralds.

In Bedrock Edition, expert-level librarian villagers have a ¹⁄₃ chance to sell a single compass for 4 emeralds.

Usage

Normally, the compass' needle points toward the world spawn point. The compass points to spawn when viewed in any way, including as a dropped item, in a player's hand, in an inventory or the crafting table, or in an item frame. The direction the needle points is relative to the player who is viewing it.

In the Nether or the End, the compass' needle spins and points in random directions.

The compass can be used on a lodestone, after which it is named lodestone compass by default and points to that lodestone as long as the compass is in that dimension. If the compass is taken to a different dimension, it spins randomly. If the lodestone is destroyed, it also spins randomly even if the lodestone is replaced afterward. However, if an attuned compass is placed in storage, the lodestone can be broken and replaced without the compass losing the attunement, as long as the compass remains in storage while the lodestone is missing.

Lodestone compasses appear enchanted in Java Edition, similar to the Enchanted Golden Apple, and have a unique cyan glint in Bedrock Edition.

Anvil usage

Map/BE

Trading

A single compass can be sold to a journeyman-level cartographer villager for 1 emerald.‌^{[Java Edition only]}

A single compass can be sold to an expert-level cartographer villager for 1 emerald as their sixth trade.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

A compass is also part of the cost of explorer maps:

• An ocean explorer map and‌^{[JE only]}/or‌^{[BE only]} a woodland explorer map can be bought from a journeyman-level cartographer for 12 emeralds and one compass, as part of their fifth trade.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

• In Java Edition, apprentice-level Cartographer villagers offer to sell an ocean explorer map for 13 emeralds and a compass, and journeyman-level Cartographer villagers offer to sell a woodland explorer map for 14 emeralds and one compass.

Enchantments

A compass can receive the following enchantments:

Name	Max Level	Method
Curse of Vanishing	I

Sounds

Sound	Subtitle	Source	Description	Namespaced ID	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
File:Lodestone lock1.oggFile:Lodestone lock2.ogg	Lodestone Compass locks onto Lodestone	?	Using a compass on a lodestone	item.lodestone_compass.lock	subtitles.item.lodestone_compass.lock	?	?	16

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Form	Translation key
Compass	compass	Item	item.minecraft.compass item.minecraft.lodestone_compass

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Namespaced ID	Alias ID (BE)	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Compass	compass	None	345	Item	item.compass.name
Lodestone Compass	lodestone_compass	lodestonecompass	741	Item	item.lodestonecompass.name

Item data

• Template:Nbt: The item's tag tag.

Player.dat format/Compasses

History

Java Edition Alpha
v1.1.0					32px Added compasses.
					They have 102 visually distinct frames.[more information needed]
Java Edition Beta
1.8		Pre-release			Compasses can now be found in library chests in the new strongholds.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w21a			Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–11 emeralds.
1.4.2		12w34a			Since the mapping system has been changed, a compass can now be used to craft an empty map.
1.5		13w02a			32px Compasses now, instead of combining two textures, use the new animation feature included in texture packs. As a result, they are considerably less precise, having only 29 visually distinct frames.
1.8		14w02a			Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–12 emeralds.
1.9		15w31a			Compasses are now broken up into individual textures, instead of having every individual frame on one vertical strip like with animated textures.
		15w43a			The average yield of compasses in stronghold library chests has been increased.
1.11		16w39a			Cartographer villagers have been added, who buy compasses as their tier 2 trade.
1.13		17w47a			Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 345.
		18w11a			Compasses can now generate in shipwreck chests.
1.14		18w48a			Compasses can now generate in chests in village cartographer houses.
1.16		20w13a			32px Compasses can now be used on lodestones to make them point to the stones.
		20w14a			Compasses now have the LodestonePos, LodestoneDimension, and LodestoneTracked data fields. If LodestoneTracked is zero, the game skips checking for a lodestone in the specified position.
					Compasses can now have the Curse of Vanishing enchantment on them.
		?			Compasses now point to the center of the spawn point block, instead of its north-west corner.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.17		20w48a			32px 32px The textures of compass and lodestone compass have now been changed.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0					32px Added compasses.
					Compasses currently have no function or legitimate method of obtaining them.
v0.8.0		build 2			Compasses are now functional and craftable.
					32px The texture of compasses has been changed.
v0.14.0		build 1			Compasses must now be added to a map using an anvil to add the location marker.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0		?			Windows 10 Edition can now use the anvil, as well as the crafting table, to apply position markers, with compasses just as Pocket Edition can in general.
1.0.4		alpha 1.0.4.0			Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–12 emeralds.
1.1.0		alpha 1.1.0.3			Cartographer villagers have been added, who buy compasses as part of their tier 2 trade.
					Compasses used with emeralds can be used to buy explorer maps as part of cartographer villagers' fourth tiers trade.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0		beta 1.2.14.2			Compasses can now be found inside map room chests in shipwrecks.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3			Compasses can now be found in village cartographer house chests.
1.11.0		beta 1.11.0.4			Trading has been changed, cartographer villagers now buy compassess as part of their fourth tier trades.
					Compasses used with emeralds can now be used to buy explorer maps as part of cartographer and fletcher villagers' third tier trades.
					Librarian villagers now have a 1⁄3 chance to sell compasses for 4 emeralds as part of their fourth tier trades.
1.16.0		beta 1.16.0.57			32px Compasses can now be used on lodestones to make them point to the stones.
					Compasses now have the LodestonePos, LodestoneDimension, and LodestoneTracked data fields. If LodestoneTracked is zero, the game skips checking for a lodestone in the specified position.
					Compasses can now have the Curse of Vanishing enchantment on them.
1.16.100		beta 1.16.100.56			Changed the ID lodestonecompass to lodestone_compass.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.17.0		beta 1.17.0.54			32px 32px The textures of compass have now been changed to match the texture of iron in the Texture Update.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1	CU1	1.0	Patch 1	1.0.1	32px Added compasses.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0					32px Added compasses.

Issues

Issues relating to "Compass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

• Using /setworldspawn to change the world spawn also changes where the compass points.
• The lodestone compass changes to a greenish-blue color in addition to receiving an enchantment glint.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Gallery

• 12w21a CompassPurchase.png

  Purchasing a compass from a librarian villager.

See also

• Clock
• Navigation

References

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