The wettability of metal melt/ceramic solid is of great significance in the preparation of metal/ceramic composites, metal/ceramic welding and impurity removal of molten steel. Wettability includes non-reactive wettability and reactive wettability, and its process is a complex and highly sensitive physical and chemical phenomenon. The wettability of metal melt/solid ceramic system is influenced by many factors, among them, the substrate surface roughness affects the contact angle hysteresis, the temperature change affects the melt surface tension and interface reaction, the change of active elements in metal melt affects the type and degree of reaction at the liquid/solid interface, atmosphere environmental impact the degree of metal melt surface oxidation and oxidation stability and interface reaction product categories. In recent years, the proposed externa field can have a great influence on wettability, but the action mechanism needs further study. In this paper, the experimental research progress on wettability of metal melt/ceramic solids is reviewed from three aspects: mechanis