When any compass is in your left hand (either left handed or right handed offhand), The compass will not point in the correct direction of where it is pointing. Instead, it is inverted. This may be due to the fix of MC-160810.
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MC-277502
Compasses do not point in correct direction when in left hand
Resolved
Fixed
5
Confirmed
Platform
Very Important
Rendering, Textures and models
1.21.2 Pre-Release 2
1.21.2 Pre-Release 4
Retrieved
Can confirm