🧭 Compass

Unicode lists 🧭 Compass among the maps in the Travel & Places group. People send it when the subject is direction, magnetic, navigation and orienteering.

You can drop 🧭 into chats, social posts, headlines or a bio. On SmileyZone it is filed under Travel and Places. The character has been part of the standard since 2018 (Emoji 11.0). Its code point is U+1F9ED.

• A single 🧭 is often enough to set the tone.
• Fits messages about direction, magnetic, navigation and orienteering.
• Often seen near 🗺️ World Map, 🌐 Globe with Meridians and 🗾 Map of Japan.

• 🧭🌎️ – Compass and Globe Showing Americas
• 🧭🌏️ – Compass with Globe Showing Asia-Australia
• 🧭🗺️ – Compass plus World Map
• 🧭🌍️ – Compass and Globe Showing Europe-Africa
• 🧭🌐 – Compass with Globe with Meridians
• 🧭🗾 – Compass plus Map of Japan

Easy to mix up with 🗺️ World Map, 🌐 Globe with Meridians or 🗾 Map of Japan. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.