A 9" (229 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 9 (L), a women's XL and a L exam glove; in golf FootJoy XL, goalkeeper size 10 and Alpinestars L. Flat, it measures about 94 mm across the knuckles.
01 · Universal hand gauge · EN ISO 21420
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| EN ISO 21420 (work, unisex) | 9 · L | 229 mm reference; 9" is 0 mm under it |
|---|---|---|
| Women's letter | XL | one letter below the unisex L |
| Dress / half sizes | 9 | 9" to the nearest half inch |
| Golf: FootJoy men’s | XL | 8.75–9.25" band; Cadet if the hand is short |
| Golf: FootJoy women’s | — | outside the women’s chart |
| Goalkeeper (Keeperstop) | 10 | 9" → 9 + 1; Reusch half size 9 |
| Motorcycle (Alpinestars men’s) | L | 22.9 cm, on a band edge |
| Exam glove (nitrile) | L | glove palm 110 ± 10 mm (ASTM D6319) |
| Winter (Hestra), bare hand | 9 | 229 mm chart value |
| Winter over a 2 mm liner | 9 | 241 mm with the liner |
| Boxing hand band (Rival) | 18 oz band | cuff fits 8.5–9.5"; weight by bodyweight |
| Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Cadet XL | Women's XL | S (men) | ||
| Men's XL | Women's XL | M (men) | ||
| Men's XL | Women's XL | M/L (men) |
Rows run either side of the EN ISO 21420 typical length for this size (192 mm). Shorter than the circumference’s own size → Cadet.
05 / Field guide
A 9" (229 mm) hand round the palm is EN size 9 (L), a women's XL and a L exam glove; in golf FootJoy XL, goalkeeper size 10 and Alpinestars L. Flat, it measures about 94 mm across the knuckles.
EN ISO 21420 sizes are one inch of circumference apart, so a 9-inch hand is exactly size 9: the table’s 229 mm reference with a typical length of 192 mm.
Size 9 is L on unisex lines and XL on women’s lines, which are cut a letter smaller for the same hand.
9" × 25.4 = 229 mm round flat width ≈ 229 ÷ 2.42 = 94 mm (men)
On FootJoy’s men’s chart a 9" circumference belongs to XL (8.75–9.25"). With a typical 192 mm hand the fit is Cadet XL; with fingers about 8 mm shorter it becomes Cadet XL, FootJoy’s rule for a finger size below the palm size.
Goalkeeper gloves add an inch: 9" rounds to 9 and becomes size 10 (Reusch’s half-size chart: 9). Alpinestars’ men’s chart puts 22.9 cm at L, on the edge of a band: try both. Hestra winter gloves are a 9 bare, 9 over a 1 mm liner.
For boxing, 9" falls in Rival’s 18 oz hand band (185–up lb), but glove weight is chosen by bodyweight and use first; the hand only says how the cuff fits.
One half size down, 8.5" is EN 8 and goalie 10. One up, 9.5" is EN 9 and goalie 11.
Questions
EN size 9 (L) on unisex and work gloves, XL on women’s lines, and 9 in half sizes.
Large on the EN ISO 21420 scale; XL for women’s gloves.
FootJoy men’s XL by circumference; Cadet XL if the hand length is short for it.
Size 10: round 9" to 9 and add 1 (Keeperstop).
About 94 mm for a man’s hand and 95 mm for a woman’s, from the anthropometric ratio of circumference to flat width.