With a world that is seemingly endless, Minecraft has few options to guide our path. Sometimes it can become impossible to even find your house in Minecraft. But fortunately, you only need to learn how to make a compass in Minecraft to solve a majority of such problems. It works the same way on all Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions. We've not only covered its crafting recipes, but also how to make the compass point to specific locations in the game. All you need to do beforehand is build a house in Minecraft and claim a bed to make it your starting point to have the compass pointing towards it. Having said that, let's not waste time and learn how to make a compass in Minecraft.

Our guide focuses on creating and using a compass in Minecraft. We've also included a new type of compass that was added to the game recently, which points to the location where the player last died. Use the table below to explore each section at your convenience.

Although the appearance of a compass in Minecraft is like compasses in real life, its functionality is different. Instead of pointing in a specific direction, Minecraft's compass points to the starting point of your world. It's where you spawn in the world when you first load. You just need to go towards the direction where its red pointer is pointing to reach the world spawn point.

Since that point is in the Overworld, the compass points in random directions while in the Down and End dimension. As for the activation, the compass continues to point. It can be in your inventory, in your hand, or even an item frame; the compass always points to its assigned point. You can make it point to custom locations using a loadstone, but more on that later.