Coordinates

Compass Bearing Calculator

Turn X and Z travel into a compass bearing and cardinal direction.

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Your Minecraft mission

X change (east +)Z change (south +)

Direction: North-east
Bearing: 56.31°
Distance: 144.22

Game rule: Results update instantly while you type.

Step-by-step guide

How to use the Compass Bearing Calculator

Calculate destination X minus starting X and enter it as the X change.
Calculate destination Z minus starting Z and enter it as the Z change.
Follow the resulting bearing or eight-point cardinal direction.

Calculation

Formula and game rule

Bearing = atan2(ΔX, −ΔZ) converted to degrees and normalized to 0–360, where north is negative Z and east is positive X.

Worked example

Example result

An X change of 100 and Z change of 0 points east at a bearing of 90 degrees.

What to check before using the result

Minecraft's coordinate axes differ from many ordinary map diagrams: north decreases Z.
The eight-point direction is rounded to the nearest 45-degree compass sector.

Java and Bedrock Edition

The X/Z direction convention used here applies to both Java and Bedrock Edition.

This page is designed for players looking for a Minecraft bearing calculator, coordinate direction calculator, X Z compass direction. The calculator runs locally in your browser and updates without sending your world coordinates or command inputs to the server.

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