Type: Tools
Durability: N/A
Stackable: Yes (64)
Data value: dec: 345 hex: 159
The Compass was added to Minecraft in Seecret Friday Update 9 on September 10, 2010. A compass is crafted using 4 iron ingots and one redstone dust. The proper placement of these items in the crafting grid can be seen below. The red needle on the compass always points to your spawn point. Whether the compass is in a chest, on the ground, in your inventory or in your hand, the compass needle is always pointing towards your spawn point. When the needle is pointing upwards, your spawn point is straight ahead of you. When studied in detail, your spawn point is in the middle of the block you spawn on, but needle actually points the the north-east corner of that block.
Crafting a Compass
| Name | Input >> Output | Description |
| Compass | 4 Iron Ingots and Redstone Dust |  Always points to your spawn point. |
If you bring it into The Nether, the needle will constantly change directions, making it useless for navigation.
An important thing to note is that you don’t have to actually build a compass to find what direction your spawn point is in. All you have to do is put the items required to craft it into the proper places on a crafting table and the compass in the output slot will point towards your spawn. This is a great way to save resources, but it does take some time to do.
A compass is quite useful because you can set the point you want it to point towards by sleeping in a bed. Sleeping in a bed moves your spawn point to wherever the bed is. It is one of the few tools that can be stacked.
