Objective To systematically evaluate the correlation between Toll⁃like receptors (TLRs) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility and severity of enterovirus 71 (EV71)⁃infected hand⁃foot⁃mouth disease (HFMD) in Chinese children. Methods Databases including PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biomedical Literature Service System Database, WanFang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and VIP were searched via computer to collect case⁃control studies on TLRs gene polymorphisms and EV71⁃infected HFMD in Chinese children from database inception to August 2025. After extracting relevant data and assessing literature quality, Meta⁃analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 and Stata 15.1 software. Results A total of 5 studies on TLR3 gene polymorphisms and 5 studies on TLR7 gene polymorphisms were included. Meta⁃analysis results revealed that various genotypes at TLR3 rs3775290 and TLR7 rs179019 loci were not significantly correlated with susceptibility to EV71⁃infected HFMD (P>0.05). For TLR7 rs3853839 locus, C allele and GC genotype in female children were risk factors for EV71⁃infected HFMD (P<0.05). Various genotypes at TLR3 rs3775291, TLR3 rs5743303, TLR7 rs179009, and TLR7 rs179019 loci were not correlated with disease severity of EV71⁃infected HFMD (P>0.05). T allele of TLR3 rs3775290 locus would increase risk of severe disease of EV17⁃infected HFMD. For TLR7 rs179016 locus, female children with GC genotype had an increased risk of severe disease compared to those with GG genotype, while GG genotype was a protective factor against severe disease compared to GC+CC genotype (P<0.05). For TLR7 rs3853839 locus, C allele in male children was a risk factor for severe EV71⁃infected HFMD (P<0.05). Conclusion C/G alleles at TLR7 rs3853839 locus may be correlated with susceptibility of EV17⁃infected HFMD, T/C alleles of TLR3 rs3775290 locus, female children with C/G alleles at TLR7 rs1790196 locus, male children with C/G alleles at TLR7 rs3853839 locus may be correlated with severity of EV17⁃infected HFMD, whereas more evidence is needed to clarify the correlations of other gene loci.