A 7" (178 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 7 (S), a women's M and a S exam glove; in golf FootJoy women's M, goalkeeper size 8 and Alpinestars S. Flat, it measures about 73 mm across the knuckles.
01 · Universal hand gauge · EN ISO 21420
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| EN ISO 21420 (work, unisex) | 7 · S | 178 mm reference; 7" is 0 mm under it |
|---|---|---|
| Women's letter | M | one letter below the unisex S |
| Dress / half sizes | 7 | 7" to the nearest half inch |
| Golf: FootJoy men’s | — | outside the men’s chart |
| Golf: FootJoy women’s | M | 7–7.63" band |
| Goalkeeper (Keeperstop) | 8 | 7" → 7 + 1; Reusch half size 7 |
| Motorcycle (Alpinestars men’s) | S | 17.8 cm, on a band edge |
| Exam glove (nitrile) | S | glove palm 80 ± 10 mm (ASTM D6319) |
| Winter (Hestra), bare hand | 7 | 178 mm chart value |
| Winter over a 2 mm liner | 7 | 190 mm with the liner |
| Boxing hand band (Rival) | 14 oz band | cuff fits 6.5–7.5"; weight by bodyweight |
| Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's S | Women's M | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M/L | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M/L | S (men) | ||
| Men's S | Women's M/L | S (men) |
Rows run either side of the EN ISO 21420 typical length for this size (171 mm). Shorter than the circumference’s own size → Cadet.
05 / Field guide
A 7" (178 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 7 (S), a women's M and a S exam glove; in golf FootJoy women's M, goalkeeper size 8 and Alpinestars S. Flat, it measures about 73 mm across the knuckles.
EN ISO 21420 sizes are one inch of circumference apart, so a 7-inch hand is exactly size 7: the table’s 178 mm reference with a typical length of 171 mm.
Size 7 is S on unisex lines and M on women’s lines, which are cut a letter smaller for the same hand.
7" × 25.4 = 178 mm round flat width ≈ 178 ÷ 2.42 = 73 mm (men)
A 7" hand is below FootJoy’s men’s chart and reads as a women’s M (7–7.63"); junior golf gloves also fit here.
Goalkeeper gloves add an inch: 7" rounds to 7 and becomes size 8 (Reusch’s half-size chart: 7). Alpinestars’ men’s chart puts 17.8 cm at S, on the edge of a band: try both. Hestra winter gloves are a 7 bare, 7 over a 1 mm liner.
For boxing, 7" falls in Rival’s 14 oz hand band (120–150 lb), but glove weight is chosen by bodyweight and use first; the hand only says how the cuff fits.
One half size down, 6.5" is EN 7 and goalie 8. One up, 7.5" is EN 7 and goalie 9.
Questions
EN size 7 (S) on unisex and work gloves, M on women’s lines, and 7 in half sizes.
Small on the EN ISO 21420 scale; M for women’s gloves.
FootJoy women’s M.
Size 8: round 7" to 7 and add 1 (Keeperstop).
About 73 mm for a man’s hand and 74 mm for a woman’s, from the anthropometric ratio of circumference to flat width.