compass
compass meaning
A magnetic compass, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for navigation, direction and finding your way — and figuratively for a moral compass, or a sense of where you are heading. It appears in travel and outdoor contexts, and it carries a certain deliberate, old-fashioned competence.
Meaning
A magnetic compass, added in Emoji 11.0. It stands for navigation, direction and finding your way — and figuratively for a moral compass, or a sense of where you are heading. It appears in travel and outdoor contexts, and it carries a certain deliberate, old-fashioned competence. It is the emoji of someone who has read the route before setting off.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Compass
How to use it
- Compass and a paper map, properly equipped 🧭
- Moral compass firmly intact 🧭
- Finding my bearings 🧭
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kompas |
| አማርኛ | ኮምፓስ |
| العربية | بوصلة |
| অসমীয়া | কম্পাছ |
| azərbaycan | kompas |
| башҡорт | компас |
| беларуская | компас |
| български | компас |
| বাংলা | কম্পাস |
| bosanski | kompas |
| català | brúixola |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎳᏂ ᎠᎦᏙᏗ |
| čeština | kompas |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | компас |
| Cymraeg | cwmpawd |
| Deutsch | Kompass |
| dolnoserbšćina | kompas |
| Ελληνικά | πυξίδα |
| English | compass |
| español | brújula |
| eesti | kompass |
| euskara | iparrorratz |
| فارسی | قطبنما |
| suomi | kompassi |
| Filipino | compass |
| føroyskt | kumpass |
| français | boussole |
| Gaeilge | compás |
| Gàidhlig | combaist |
| galego | compás |
| ગુજરાતી | કંપાસ |
| Hausa | kamfas |
| עברית | מצפן |
| हिन्दी | दिशासूचक |
| hrvatski | kompas |
| hornjoserbšćina | kompas |
| magyar | iránytű |
| հայերեն | կողմնացույց |
| Indonesia | kompas |
| íslenska | áttaviti |
| italiano | bussola |
| 日本語 | コンパス |
| Jawa | kompas |
| ქართული | კომპასი |
| қазақ тілі | компас |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تۇسباعدار |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រីវិស័យ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ದಿಕ್ಸೂಚಿ |
| 한국어 | 나침반 |
| कोंकणी | कम्पास |
| кыргызча | компас |
| ລາວ | ເຂັມທິດ |
| lietuvių | kompasas |
| latviešu | kompass |
| македонски | компас |
| മലയാളം | കോമ്പസ്സ് |
| монгол | луужин |
| मराठी | होकायंत्र |
| Melayu | kompas |
| မြန်မာ | သံလိုက်အိမ်မြှောင် |
| नेपाली | कम्पास |
| Nederlands | kompas |
| norsk | kompass |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କମ୍ପାସ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੰਪਾਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kọ́mpas |
| polski | kompas |
| پښتو | قطب نما |
| português | bússola |
| rumantsch | cumpass |
| română | busolă |
| русский | компас |
| سنڌي | ڪمپاس |
| တႆး | ၶွမ်းပၢတ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | මාලිමාව |
| slovenčina | kompas |
| slovenščina | kompas |
| Soomaali | jiheeye |
| shqip | busull |
| српски | компас |
| srpski | kompas |
| svenska | kompass |
| Kiswahili | dira |
| தமிழ் | காம்பஸ் |
| తెలుగు | దిక్సూచి |
| ไทย | เข็มทิศ |
| ትግርኛ | ኮምፓስ |
| türkmen dili | kompas |
| lea fakatonga | kāpasa |
| Türkçe | pusula |
| українська | компас |
| اردو | قُطب نُما |
| o‘zbek | kompas |
| Tiếng Việt | la bàn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | atọ́nà |
| 粵語 | 指南針 |
| 粤语 | 指南针 |
| 中文 | 指南针 |
| 繁體中文 | 指南針 |
| isiZulu | i-compass |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9ED
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :compass:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the compass emoji (🧭) mean?
- A magnetic compass, added in Emoji 11. 0. It stands for navigation, direction and finding your way — and figuratively for a moral compass, or a sense of where you are heading. It appears in travel and outdoor contexts, and it carries a certain deliberate, old-fashioned competence.
- How do you type the compass emoji?
- Copy the compass emoji 🧭 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the compass emoji in?
- The compass emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.