Compass

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

Trading
$$, expert-level librarian villagers have a 50% chance to sell a single compass for 4 emeralds.

$$, 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; 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.

Trading
A single compass can be sold to a journeyman-level cartographer villager for 1 emerald.

A single compass can be sold to an expert-level cartographer villager for 1 emerald as their sixth trade. A compass is also part of the cost of explorer maps:


 * An ocean explorer map and/or a woodland explorer map can be bought from a journeyman-level cartographer for 12 emeralds and one compass, as part of their fifth trade.


 * $$, 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:

ID




Item data

 * : The item's tag tag.

Trivia

 * Using 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.