电镀(英文:Electroplating)是利用电解的原理将导电体铺上一层金属的方法。

除了导电体以外，电镀亦可用于经过特殊处理的塑胶上。

电镀的过程基本如下：

电镀后被电镀对象的美观性和电流密度大小有关系，在可操作电流密度范围内，电流密度越小，被电镀的对象便会越美观；反之则会出现一些不平整的形状。电流密度指一定面积上的电流分布，常用的电流密度单位是安培每平方分米(即平方公寸)[ASD]和安培每平方英尺[ASF]。一般情况下，电镀槽液呈酸性，能够腐蚀溶解阴极镀层金属，当电流密度太小时（小于5ASF时），由于酸性槽液的溶解，镀层金属会呈现疏松和无光泽的外观。

Electroplating is a process that uses electric current to reduce dissolved metal cations so that they form a coherent metal coating on an electrode. The term is also used for electrical oxidation of anions onto a solid substrate, as in the formation silver chloride on silver wire to make silver/silver-chloride electrodes. Electroplating is primarily used to change the surface properties of an object (e.g. abrasion and wear resistance, corrosion protection, lubricity, aesthetic qualities, etc.), but may also be used to build up thickness on undersized parts or to form objects by electroforming.