Compass
Compasses are an item used to point to the world spawn or to a lodestone.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Crafting[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust |
Natural generation[edit]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
Normally, the compass' needle points toward the world spawn point; more specifically, it always points toward the northwest corner of the block whose coordinates are set as the world spawn. 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, not-unboxed lodestone compasses in storage will continue to point to any lodestone replaced into the same block space as the removed originally used lodestone, if done before the created thusly lodestone compass is unboxed (removed from storage).
Lodestone compasses appear enchanted in Java Edition, similar to the Enchanted Golden Apple, and have a unique cyan glint in Bedrock Edition.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe | Description |
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Empty Map | Paper + Compass |
When the player first creates 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 that player travels within its borders.
This variation is called an "empty locator map" in Bedrock Edition, or an "empty map" in Java Edition. | |
Map (with marker) |
Map or Empty Map + Compass |
[Bedrock Edition only]
Maps crafted from 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 |
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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 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[edit]
A compass can receive the following enchantments:
Name | Max Level | Method |
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Curse of Vanishing | I |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Translation key |
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Compass | compass | item.minecraft.compass item.minecraft.lodestone_compass |
Name | Namespaced ID | Alias ID (BE) | Numeric ID | Translation key |
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Compass | compass | None | 345 | item.compass.name |
Lodestone Compass | lodestone_compass | lodestonecompass | 741 | item.lodestonecompass.name |
Item data[edit]
- tag: The item's tag tag.
- LodestoneTracked: Optional. 1 or 0 (true/false) - true if the compass is connected to a lodestone. When false, LodestoneDimension and LodestonePos is not automatically removed when the lodestone is destroyed, but the compass still points to that location.
- LodestoneDimension: Optional. The dimension of the lodestone to which the compass is pointing.
- LodestonePos: Optional. The coordinates of the lodestone to which the compass is pointing.
- X: x coordinate
- Y: y coordinate
- Z: z coordinate
Advancements[edit]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
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![]() | Country Lode, Take Me Home | Use a compass on Lodestone | Hidden in the Depths | Use a compass on a lodestone. | nether/use_lodestone
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History[edit]
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.1.0 | ![]() | ||||
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 | ![]() | |||
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. | ||||
1.16 | 20w13a | ![]() | |||
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.
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Compasses can now have the Curse of Vanishing enchantment on them. | |||||
Upcoming Java Edition | |||||
1.17 | 20w48a | ![]() ![]() | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.8.0 | build 2 | ![]() | |||
0.14.0 | 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 | ![]() | |||
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 . | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | ![]() |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Compass" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- 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[edit]
Purchasing a compass from a librarian villager.
See also[edit]
References[edit]