How do you craft a Compass in Minecraft?

Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern. This recipe requires 4 Iron Ingot, 1 Redstone Dust and produces 1 Compass per craft.

How many Compass does this recipe make?

Each successful craft yields 1 Compass in Minecraft 26.3.

What can you make with Compass?

Compass is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes, including Empty Map, Recovery Compass.

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How to Craft Compass

Minecraft 26.3 Tools 1 per craft

The Compass is a tools item in Minecraft 26.3. You craft it at a Crafting Table from 4 Iron Ingot, Redstone Dust, and each craft produces a single Compass. It is an ingredient in 2 other recipes.

Compass crafting recipe — the exact Crafting Table grid layout in Minecraft 26.3

Crafted at a Crafting Table. Click any ingredient to see its recipe.

Recipe data generated from Minecraft 26.3, last verified 2026-05-07.

Ingredients to Craft Compass

4 Iron Ingot × 4
Redstone Dust × 1

Items You Can Craft with Compass

Compass is an ingredient in 2 other Minecraft recipes.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you craft a Compass in Minecraft?: Open a Crafting Table and place the ingredients in the correct pattern shown above. This recipe requires 4 Iron Ingot, 1 Redstone Dust and produces 1 Compass per craft.
How many Compass does this recipe make?: Each successful craft yields 1 Compass in Minecraft 26.3.
What station do you need to craft Compass?: You need a Crafting Table.
What can you make with Compass?: Compass is used as an ingredient in 2 other recipes, including Empty Map, Recovery Compass.