Editing Compass (drawing tool) (section)

== As a symbol ==
[[File:Nuvola apps designer.svg|thumb|75px|A computer drawn compass, used to symbolize precise designing of applications.]]

A pair of compasses is often used as a symbol of precision and discernment. As such it finds a place in logos and symbols such as the [[Freemason]]s' [[Square and Compasses]] and in various [[computer icon]]s. English poet [[John Donne]] used the compass as a [[conceit]] in "[[A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning]]" (1611).
<gallery>
File:Scribe line A.jpg|Compass for tracing a line.
File:Scribe compass A.jpg|Flat branch, pivot wing nut, pencil sleeve branch of the scribe-compass.
File:Loose leg wing dividers.jpg|6 inch (15&nbsp;cm) dividers made from forged steel.
File:Compas de proportion 1.jpg|One type of sector.
File:Coat of arms of East Germany (1955–1990).svg|A compass on the former [[Coat of arms of East Germany|National Emblem of East Germany]] (former German Democratic Republic).
File:Masonic silver pendant.jpg|The compass is a [[Square and Compasses|Masonic symbol]] that appears on jewellery such as this pendant.
</gallery>