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How to make and use maps in Minecraft
Put 8 Paper around a Compass in a crafting table.
Tested 26.3
The Compass points to the world spawn, the place where new players first appear. It is also needed to craft maps and, linked to a Lodestone, it can point to any place you choose.
It is made with the Crafting Table from 4 × Iron Ingot and Redstone Dust.
What it does
Its needle always turns toward the world spawn in the Overworld. In the Nether and the End, it spins without direction.
Use it on a Lodestone to make it point to that block instead, in any dimension. Combined with Echo Shards, it becomes a Recovery Compass, which points to the place where you last died.
Surrounded by eight sheets of Paper, it becomes an Empty Map.
How to craft
Crafting table 
4 × Iron Ingot + Redstone Dust → Compass
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How Compass connects
11 links · from the 26.3 game dataWhere to get it
Loot in structureschance per item drawn
Trades
VillagerSold by · Librarian (Expert)VillagerBought by · Cartographer (Journeyman)Enchantments for it
Advancements
Country Lode, Take Me HomeUse a Compass on a LodestoneSame family · tag #compasses
Recovery CompassTutorials with Compass (1)
Used to craft (2)
Empty MapRecovery Compass Tags
#minecraft:compasses
Compass · FAQ
How do you get Compass in Minecraft?
At the Crafting Table: 4 × Iron Ingot and 1 × Redstone Dust give 1 × Compass. It can be found as loot in Village, Abandoned Camp, Trial Chambers, Shipwreck and 2 more. Sold by Villager: Librarian (Expert). Bought by Villager: Cartographer (Journeyman).
What is Compass used for in Minecraft?
It points to the world spawn, can be linked to a Lodestone and is used to craft maps and the Recovery Compass. It is an ingredient in 2 recipes, made at the Crafting Table; for example Empty Map and Recovery Compass.
Which enchantments can you put on Compass?
1 enchantments: Curse of Vanishing.
Which advancements involve Compass?
Country Lode, Take Me Home (Use a Compass on a Lodestone).