Reindexing for Spotlight

Xchauer wrote:

Reindexing my HD for Spotlight. How will I know when it's finished and working?

How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support

It is finished if it doesn't indicate it is Indexing when using Spotlight.

In previous OS's there would be a pulsing (or steady; can't remember) dot in the middle of the magnifying glass icon indicating continuing indexing. Don't know if still present.