A 11.5" (292 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 12 (3XL), a women's 3XL and a XXL exam glove; in golf outside FootJoy’s men’s chart, goalkeeper size 13 and Alpinestars 3XL. Flat, it measures about 121 mm across the knuckles.
01 · Universal hand gauge · EN ISO 21420
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| EN ISO 21420 (work, unisex) | 12 · 3XL | 304 mm reference; 11.5" is -12 mm under it |
|---|---|---|
| Women's letter | 3XL | one letter below the unisex 3XL |
| Dress / half sizes | 11.5 | 11.5" to the nearest half inch |
| Golf: FootJoy men’s | — | outside the men’s chart |
| Golf: FootJoy women’s | — | outside the women’s chart |
| Goalkeeper (Keeperstop) | 13 | 11.5" → 12 + 1; Reusch half size 11.5 |
| Motorcycle (Alpinestars men’s) | 3XL | 29.2 cm |
| Exam glove (nitrile) | XXL | outside the D6319 table |
| Winter (Hestra), bare hand | 11 | 279 mm chart value |
| Winter over a 2 mm liner | 12 | 305 mm with the liner |
| Boxing hand band (Rival) | — | below or above Rival’s adult bands |
| Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet 2XL | Women's XL | L (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) | ||
| Men's 2XL | Women's XL | XL (men) |
Rows run either side of the EN ISO 21420 typical length for this size (225 mm). Shorter than the circumference’s own size → Cadet.
05 / Field guide
An 11.5" (292 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 12 (3XL), a women's 3XL and a XXL exam glove; in golf outside FootJoy’s men’s chart, goalkeeper size 13 and Alpinestars 3XL. Flat, it measures about 121 mm across the knuckles.
EN ISO 21420 sizes are one inch of circumference apart, so an 11.5-inch hand sits halfway between sizes 11 and 12. Unisex work and sports gloves round it to 12 (3XL); makers that sell half sizes (dress leather, goalkeeper, surgical) make an 11.5.
Between two sizes, a tight-fitting glove (exam, golf, race) usually goes to 11, an insulated or lined one to 12.
11.5" × 25.4 = 292 mm round flat width ≈ 292 ÷ 2.42 = 121 mm (men)
An 11.5" hand is above FootJoy’s 2XL band; look for a 3XL or an extended size.
Goalkeeper gloves add an inch: 11.5" rounds to 12 and becomes size 13 (Reusch’s half-size chart: 11.5). Alpinestars’ men’s chart puts 29.2 cm at 3XL. Hestra winter gloves are an 11 bare, 12 over a 1 mm liner.
Boxing gloves at 11.5" are youth sizes (Rival youth 8–10 oz) or below the adult hand bands.
One half size down, 11" is EN 11 and goalie 12. One up, 12" is EN 12 and goalie 13.
Questions
EN size 12 (3XL) on unisex and work gloves, 3XL on women’s lines, and 11.5 in half sizes.
3XL on the EN ISO 21420 scale; 3XL for women’s gloves.
Outside FootJoy’s regular charts.
Size 13: round 11.5" to 12 and add 1 (Keeperstop).
About 121 mm for a man’s hand and 121 mm for a woman’s, from the anthropometric ratio of circumference to flat width.