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| Type | Tools |
|---|---|
| Durability | N/A |
Renewable A renewable resource (as opposed to a non-renewable, or finite, resource) is a resource that can be recreated indefinitely in survival without exploiting glitches or using commands. While running out of resources isn t likely to  | Yes |
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| First appearances | See history |
| Data value | dec:345 hex:159 bin:101011001 |
Name See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  | compass |
Compasses are an item used to point to the world spawn.
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Trivia
- 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.
Natural generation
Compasses can be found in 11.0% of stronghold Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes 
library chests in stacks of 1.
Trading
A single compass can be sold All villager trades, separated by profession. The trading system is a gameplay mechanic that allows players to trade emeralds for items (and vice-versa) with villagers. Contents 1 Functionality 1.1 Brown Robed Villager 1.2 White Robed 
to a cartographer villager Villager Health points 20 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn Village When a zombie villager is cured First appearances See History Drops None Experience 
for 1 emerald Emerald Type Raw materials Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 388 hex: 184 bin: 110000100 Name emerald See the gem. For the ore, see Emerald Ore. For 
, as their tier 2 trade.
A compass is also part of the cost of explorer maps Explorer Map Type Tools Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) First appearances See History Data value dec: 358 hex: 166 bin: 101100110 Name filled_map See the map used to find rare structures. For the 
: an ocean explorer map can be bought from a cartographer for 12⃢₀ₓ20 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.
Crafting
Usage
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 Item Health points 5 () 1] First appearances See History Internal ID PC: 1 PE: 64 Network ID PC: 2 Entity ID PC: item PE: itementity Items are "dropped" blocks or items (non-block resources) which 
, in a player`s hand, in an inventory or the crafting table, or in an item frame Item Frame Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID 18 Network ID 71 Entity ID item_frame Drops Item Frame (1) The item it contains. First appearances See History Data values Computer 
. The compass shown on the topmost tab of the recipe book Java Edition Only “ The recipe book, together with the advancements system, will help new players to learn the game and give advanced players a new challenge. „ —Maria Lemón on advancements and recipe books 
also points to spawn. The direction the needle points is relative to the player who is viewing it.
In the Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures 
or the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, 
, the compass` needle will spin wildly and point in random directions.
Crafting ingredient
Anvil usage
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History
Issues
Issues relating to ⃢₀ₜCompass⃢₀ are maintained on the issue tracker. Report issues there.
Gallery
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Purchasing a Compass.
Usage
To use the Compass, a player simply needs to hold it in his/her hand, and it will appear in the lower HUD. The needle will point in the direction of the player`s original spawn point where he/she entered the world for the first time. Rotating around until the needle is pointing straight up will signify that the spawn point is straight ahead. Traveling straight in that direction will take the player to their spawn point assuming that the needle remains pointing straight up.
The Compass needle points towards the player`s original spawn point, whether in their Inventory screen, in Chests, lying on the floor, in the Crafting Table, or while holding it in their hand. In order to use a Compass, it doesn`t necessarily need to be crafted since all Compass sprites will show the player where the world spawn is. A player can also obtain Compasses by trading with Villagers or by finding them inside some Stronghold chests.
A Compass can now be used as a trade item in order to get Exploration Maps from Cartographer Villagers as of Update 1.11 The Exploration Update.
Crafting
| Compass | ||
|---|---|---|
| None | Iron Ingot | None |
| Iron Ingot | Redstone | Iron Ingot |
| None | Iron Ingot | None |
| Map | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paper | Paper | Paper |
| Paper | Compass | Paper |
