A heating appliance comprising: a translucent cooktop surface; an electric burner positioned below and in thermal communication with the cooktop surface, the electric burner being operable between a deactive state and at least one active state, wherein the cooktop surface proximate the electric burner defines a temporary cooldown state after the electric burner is moved from the at least one active state to the deactive state; a light module including at least one light source, wherein the light module is in an illuminated state when the electric burner is in the at least one active state, and wherein the light module remains in the illuminated state during the temporary cooldown state; and one or more fiber optic light guide extending from the light module and extending around a portion of the electric burner, wherein the fiber optic light guide is positioned such that the light source directs light through the fiber optic ring, and wherein the fiber optic light guide includes a conditioned surface for directing the light upward and through the translucent cooktop surface to define a plurality of illuminated indicia within the cooktop surface, characterized in that said illuminated indicia include a plurality of light intensities provided by a plurality of lighting elements disposed within said light module, and wherein the illuminated indicia produced by the plurality of lighting elements include a plurality of illuminated colors delivered by said one or more fiber optic light guides, wherein the illuminated indicia correspond to a corresponding heating condition or heating function of a plurality of heating conditions or heating functions of the heating appliance. a translucent cooktop surface; an electric burner positioned below and in thermal communication with the cooktop surface, the electric burner being operable between a deactive state and at least one active state, wherein the cooktop surface proximate the electric burner defines a temporary cooldown state after the electric burner is moved from the at least one active state to the deactive state; a light module including at least one light source, wherein the light module is in an illuminated state when the electric burner is in the at least one active state, and wherein the light module remains in the illuminated state during the temporary cooldown state; and one or more fiber optic light guide extending from the light module and extending around a portion of the electric burner, wherein the fiber optic light guide is positioned such that the light source directs light through the fiber optic ring, and wherein the fiber optic light guide includes a conditioned surface for directing the light upward and through the translucent cooktop surface to define a plurality of illuminated indicia within the cooktop surface, characterized in that said illuminated indicia include a plurality of light intensities provided by a plurality of lighting elements disposed within said light module, and wherein the illuminated indicia produced by the plurality of lighting elements include a plurality of illuminated colors delivered by said one or more fiber optic light guides, wherein the illuminated indicia correspond to a corresponding heating condition or heating function of a plurality of heating conditions or heating functions of the heating appliance.