Compass
| Type |
Tools |
|---|---|
| Renewable |
Yes |
| Stackable |
Yes (64) |
| First appearances |
See history |
| Data value |
dec: 345 hex: 159 bin: 101011001 |
| Name |
compass |
Compasses are an item used to point to the world spawn.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Natural generation[edit]
Compasses can be found in 7.7% of shipwreck map chests and 10.9% of stronghold library chests in stacks of 1.
In Bedrock Edition they can be found in 10.5% of stronghold library chests in stacks of 1.
Trading[edit]
A single compass can be bought from a librarian villager for 10 to 12 emeralds as part of their tier 2 trades.
Crafting[edit]
| Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
|---|---|
| Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust |
Usage[edit]
The compass needle points towards the world spawn point. The compass will point 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 compass shown on the topmost tab of the recipe book also points to spawn. The direction the needle points is relative to the player who is viewing it.
In the Nether or the End, the compass' needle will spin wildly and point in random directions.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty Locator Map | Paper + Compass |
When you first create a map, it is blank. Hold the empty map and press use item to transform the empty map into a map item which gradually begins filling with information as you travel around the inside borders of it.
This variation is called an "empty locator map"[Bedrock Edition only] or "empty map"[Java and Legacy Console editions only] |
|
| Map (with marker) |
Map or Empty Map + Compass |
[Bedrock Edition only]
Maps crafted with only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map. |
Anvil usage[edit]
| Name | Ingredients | Anvil usage | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locator Map | Map + Compass |
 |
Bedrock Edition only.
Maps crafted with only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map. |
Trading[edit]
A single compass can be sold to a cartographer villager for 1 emerald, as their tier 2 trade.
A compass is also part of the cost of explorer maps: an ocean explorer map can be bought from a cartographer for 12–20 emeralds and a compass, and a woodland explorer map can be bought from a cartographer for 16-28 emeralds and a compass, as their tier 4 trades.
Video[edit]
History[edit]
| Alpha | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.1.0 | Added compass. | ||||
| Beta | |||||
| 1.8 | Pre-release | Compasses can now be found in library chests in the new strongholds. | |||
| Official release | |||||
| 1.3.1 | 12w21a | Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–11 emeralds. | |||
| 1.4.2 | 12w34a | Since mapping system is changed, a compass is used to craft an empty map. | |||
| 1.8 | 14w02a | Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–12 emeralds. | |||
| 1.9 | 15w43a | Increased average yield of compasses in stronghold library chests. | |||
| 1.11 | 16w39a | Cartographer villagers are added, which buy compasses as their tier 2 trade. | |||
| 1.13 | 18w11a | Compasses can now generate in shipwreck chests. | |||
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
| 0.8.0 | build 2 | Added compasses. | |||
| 0.14.0 | build 1 | Compasses must be added to a map using an anvil to add the location marker. | |||
| Pocket Edition | |||||
| 1.0 | ? | Windows 10 Edition can now use the anvil as well as the crafting table to apply position markers, just as Pocket Edition in general could. | |||
| 1.0.4 | build 1 | Librarian villagers now sell 1 compass for 10–12 emeralds. | |||
| 1.1 | build 3 | Cartographer villagers are added, which buy compasses as their tier 2 trade. | |||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||
| 1.2.14 | build 1 | Compass can be found inside map room chest in shipwreck. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | Added compasses. | |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Compass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- A compass can be viewed under the item statistics page, as long as one has made a compass at some point in the past.
- A compass points to the northwest corner of a block, not the middle.
- Using
/setworldspawnto change the world spawn will change where the compass points to.
Gallery[edit]
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Purchasing a compass from a librarian villager.
See also[edit]
