Make Player Tracking Compasses In Minecraft Java Edition!!! Make Compasses Point To Players!

Hey everybody, it’s UnderMyCap, and welcome back to another video. Today, I’m going to show you how to make a player-tracking compass in Minecraft: Java Edition. If you want the Bedrock Edition version, I’ll leave a link in the description—this video should be coming out soon. For now, this tutorial is purely for Java Edition.

How the Player-Tracking Compass Works

By default, a compass always points toward the world spawn. The world spawn is the location where you first spawn when you create a new world. If we keep changing the world spawn using a command, the compass will always point to the new spawn location.

With that in mind, we can make the compass “track” a player by constantly setting the world spawn to that player’s current position.

Step 1: Get a Command Block

First, give yourself a command block. Run this command:

/give @s command_block

Place the command block on the ground.

Step 2: Add the Tracking Command

Now, type the following command into the command block:

/execute at <player> run setworldspawn ~ ~ ~

For example, if you want to track me (UnderMyCap), you would use:

/execute at UnderMyCap run setworldspawn ~ ~ ~

This executes the command at the target player and sets the world spawn to their current coordinates. That means the compass will always point to where that player is.

Optional: Hide Command Block Output

If you want to stop the chat from being spammed by command block messages, use:

/gamerule commandBlockOutput false

Step 3: Test It with a Compass

Now grab a compass. You should see that it continuously points toward the tracked player’s position. If the player moves around, the compass needle will update and follow them.

That’s basically it—it’s surprisingly simple.

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