Compass

🧭 is the compass emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “direction”, “magnetic”, “navigation”, and “orienteering”.

Where place-map emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Travel, geography, and international posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: COMPASS
CLDR short name: compass
Codepoint: U+1F9ED
Hex: 1F9ED
Emoji version: 11.0
Unicode version: 11.0
First released: 2018
Unicode group: Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup: place-map
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:compass:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

compass · direction · magnetic · navigation · orienteering

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🧭. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🧭 compass emoji mean?: 🧭 is the compass emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “direction”, “magnetic”, “navigation”, and “orienteering”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧭?: U+1F9ED, named COMPASS in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🧭 compass emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 11.0, published in 2018, alongside Unicode 11.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🧭 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “compass”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🧭 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🧭?: On GitHub, type :compass: and it turns into 🧭 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.