diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/api/unicode/spinners.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/api/unicode/spinners.vim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..342b61aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/api/unicode/spinners.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"=============================================================================
+" spinners.vim --- spinners API for SpaceVim
+" Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Wang Shidong & Contributors
+" Author: Wang Shidong < wsdjeg at 163.com >
+" URL: https://spacevim.org
+" License: GPLv3
+"=============================================================================
+scriptencoding utf-8
+let s:self = {}
+let s:self._data = {
+      \ 'dot1' : {
+      \             'frames' : ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏'],
+      \             'strwidth' : 1,
+      \             'timeout' : 80
+      \          }
+      \ }
+
+let s:self._id = 0
+
+function! s:self.Onframe(...) abort dict
+  if self.index < len(self.spinners) - 1
+    let self.index += 1
+  else
+    let self.index = 0
+  endif
+  let self.str = self.spinners[self.index]
+  exe 'let ' . self.var . '=  self.str'
+endfunction
+
+" return timer id and strwidth
+function! s:self.apply(name, var) abort dict
+  let time = self._data[a:name].timeout
+  let self.index = 0
+  let self.var = a:var
+  let self.spinners = self._data[a:name].frames
+  exe 'let ' . self.var . '=  self.spinners[self.index]'
+  let self.timer_id = timer_start(time, self.Onframe, {'repeat' : -1})
+  return [self.timer_id, self._data[a:name].strwidth]
+endfunction
+
+
+function! s:self.get_str() abort
+  return self.str
+endfunction
+
+function! s:self.get_info(name) abort
+  return get(self._data, a:name, {})
+endfunction
+
+function! SpaceVim#api#unicode#spinners#get() abort
+  return deepcopy(s:self)
+endfunction
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 3bf301126..63db7c79e 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description: "A list of available APIs in SpaceVim, provide compatible functions
 
 <!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM -->
 
-- [Introduction](#introduction)
+    - [Introduction](#introduction)
 - [Available APIs](#available-apis)
 
 <!-- vim-markdown-toc -->
@@ -34,25 +34,26 @@ echom s:file.pathSeparator
 
 <!-- SpaceVim api list start -->
 
-#### Available APIs
+## Available APIs
 
 here is the list of all available APIs, and welcome to contribute to SpaceVim.
 
-| Name                            | Description                                                                                        |
-| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [data#base64](data/base64/)     | data#base64 API provides base64 encode and decode functions                                        |
-| [data#dict](data/dict/)         | data#dict API provides some basic functions and values for dict.                                   |
-| [data#string](data/string/)     | data#string API provides some basic functions and values for string.                               |
-| [data#toml](data/toml/)         | data#toml API provides some basic functions and values for toml.                                   |
-| [file](file/)                   | file API provides some basic functions and values for current os.                                  |
-| [job](job/)                     | job API provides some basic functions for running a job                                            |
-| [logger](logger/)               | logger API provides some basic functions for log message when create plugins                       |
-| [messletters](messletters/)     | messletters API provides some basic functions for generating messletters                           |
-| [password](password/)           | password API provides some basic functions for generating password                                 |
-| [system](system/)               | system API provides some basic functions and values for current os.                                |
-| [vim#highlight](vim/highlight/) | vim#highlight API provides some basic functions and values for getting and setting highlight info. |
-| [web#html](web/html/)           | web#html API provides some basic functions and values for parser html file.                        |
-| [web#http](web/http/)           | web#http API provides some basic functions and values for http request                             |
-| [web#xml](web/xml/)             | web#xml API provides some basic functions and values for parser xml file.                          |
+| Name                                  | Description                                                                                        |
+| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [data#base64](data/base64/)           | data#base64 API provides base64 encode and decode functions                                        |
+| [data#dict](data/dict/)               | data#dict API provides some basic functions and values for dict.                                   |
+| [data#string](data/string/)           | data#string API provides some basic functions and values for string.                               |
+| [data#toml](data/toml/)               | data#toml API provides some basic functions and values for toml.                                   |
+| [file](file/)                         | file API provides some basic functions and values for current os.                                  |
+| [job](job/)                           | job API provides some basic functions for running a job                                            |
+| [logger](logger/)                     | logger API provides some basic functions for log message when create plugins                       |
+| [messletters](messletters/)           | messletters API provides some basic functions for generating messletters                           |
+| [password](password/)                 | password API provides some basic functions for generating password                                 |
+| [system](system/)                     | system API provides some basic functions and values for current os.                                |
+| [unicode#spinners](unicode/spinners/) | unicode#spinners API provides some basic functions for starting spinners timer                     |
+| [vim#highlight](vim/highlight/)       | vim#highlight API provides some basic functions and values for getting and setting highlight info. |
+| [web#html](web/html/)                 | web#html API provides some basic functions and values for parser html file.                        |
+| [web#http](web/http/)                 | web#http API provides some basic functions and values for http request                             |
+| [web#xml](web/xml/)                   | web#xml API provides some basic functions and values for parser xml file.                          |
 
 <!-- SpaceVim api list end -->
diff --git a/docs/api/unicode/spinners.md b/docs/api/unicode/spinners.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e731953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/unicode/spinners.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: "unicode#spinners api"
+description: "unicode#spinners API provides some basic functions for starting spinners timer"
+---
+
+# [Available APIs](../../) >> unicode#spinners
+
+<!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM -->
+
+- [Intro](#intro)
+- [Functions](#functions)
+
+<!-- vim-markdown-toc -->
+
+## Intro
+
+unicode#spinners API provides some basic functions for starting spinners timer
+
+```vim
+let s:SPI = SpaceVim#api#import('unicode#spinners') 
+call s:SPI.apply('dot1',  'g:dotstr')
+set statusline+=%{g:dotstr}
+```
+
+## Functions
+
+| function name            | description                    |
+| ------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
+| `apply(name, time, var)` | start a job, return the job id |
diff --git a/docs/cn/api.md b/docs/cn/api.md
index 3fe8b1c1e..2c32e5c5d 100644
--- a/docs/cn/api.md
+++ b/docs/cn/api.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ lang: cn
 
 <!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM -->
 
-- [简介](#简介)
-- [使用方法](#使用方法)
+    - [简介](#简介)
+    - [使用方法](#使用方法)
 - [可用 APIs](#可用-apis)
 
 <!-- vim-markdown-toc -->
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ echom s:file.pathSeparator
 
 <!-- SpaceVim api cn list start -->
 
-#### 可用 APIs
+## 可用 APIs
 
-| 名称                            | 描述                                                           |
-| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| [file](file/)                   | can not find Description                                       |
-| [job](job/)                     | 兼容 neovim 和 vim 的异步协同 API，对于旧版 vim 采用非异步机制 |
-| [system](system/)               | can not find Description                                       |
-| [vim#highlight](vim/highlight/) | vim#highlight API 提供一些设置和获取 Vim 高亮信息的基础函数。  |
+| 名称                                  | 描述                                                                    |
+| ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| [file](file/)                         | can not find Description                                                |
+| [job](job/)                           | 兼容 neovim 和 vim 的异步协同 API，对于旧版 vim 采用非异步机制          |
+| [system](system/)                     | can not find Description                                                |
+| [unicode#spinners](unicode/spinners/) | unicode#spinners API 可启用一个定时器，根据指定的名称定时更新进度条符号 |
+| [vim#highlight](vim/highlight/)       | vim#highlight API 提供一些设置和获取 Vim 高亮信息的基础函数。           |
 
 <!-- SpaceVim api cn list end -->
diff --git a/docs/cn/api/unicode/spinners.md b/docs/cn/api/unicode/spinners.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96fa456da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/cn/api/unicode/spinners.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+title: "unicode#spinners api"
+description: "unicode#spinners API 可启用一个定时器，根据指定的名称定时更新进度条符号"
+lang: cn
+---
+
+# [公共 API](../../) >> unicode#spinners
+
+<!-- vim-markdown-toc GFM -->
+
+- [简介](#简介)
+- [函数](#函数)
+
+<!-- vim-markdown-toc -->
+
+## 简介
+
+unicode#spinners API 主要提供一个 apply 函数，可根据名称定时更新某个变量的值，实现进度条效果：
+
+```vim
+let s:SPI = SpaceVim#api#import('unicode#spinners') 
+call s:SPI.apply('dot1',  'g:dotstr')
+set statusline+=%{g:dotstr}
+```
+
+## 函数
+
+| 函数名称           | 描述                                  |
+| ------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
+| `apply(name, var)` | 启动一个定时器，定时更新变量 var 的值 |
diff --git a/wiki/en/Following-HEAD.md b/wiki/en/Following-HEAD.md
index 55e13d737..f96493ef3 100644
--- a/wiki/en/Following-HEAD.md
+++ b/wiki/en/Following-HEAD.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The next release is v1.0.0.
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add unicode#spinners api ([#1926](https://github.com/SpaceVim/SpaceVim/pull/1926))
+
 ### Improvement
 
 - Update runtime log for startup ([#2219](https://github.com/SpaceVim/SpaceVim/pull/2219))