diff --git a/mods/core/css/menu.css b/mods/core/css/menu.css
index 8eea81a..019b43d 100644
--- a/mods/core/css/menu.css
+++ b/mods/core/css/menu.css
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ code {
 u {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
+s {
+  text-decoration: line-through;
+}
 
 /* titlebar */
 
@@ -188,22 +191,29 @@ u {
   margin: 0.3em 0 0.4em 0;
   font-size: 0.9em;
 }
+#modules section .desc p {
+  margin: 0;
+}
+#modules section .desc blockquote {
+  margin: 0.3em 0;
+  border-left: 0.3em solid var(--theme_local--table-border);
+  padding-left: 0.7em;
+}
+
 #modules section .desc a {
   color: currentColor;
   text-decoration: underline dotted;
 }
-#modules section .desc s {
-  text-decoration: line-through;
-}
+
 #modules section .desc img {
   width: 100%;
   max-width: 20em;
   margin: 0.5em 0;
 }
-#modules section .desc img:first-child {
+#modules section .desc :first-child img:first-child {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
-#modules section .desc img:last-child {
+#modules section .desc :last-child img:last-child {
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mods/core/menu.js b/mods/core/menu.js
index 739f2dc..4ad2b65 100644
--- a/mods/core/menu.js
+++ b/mods/core/menu.js
@@ -110,36 +110,43 @@ window['__start'] = async () => {
 
   // mod options
   function markdown(string) {
-    return string
+    const parsed = string
       .split('\n')
       .map((line) =>
         line
           // todo: stop e.g. whole chunk of ~~thin~~g~~ being selected
           .trim()
+          .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+          // > quote
+          .replace(/^>\s+(.+)$/g, '<blockquote>$1</blockquote>')
           // ~~strikethrough~~
-          .replace(/([^\\])?~~([^\n]*[^\\])~~/g, '$1<s>$2</s>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?~~((?:(?!~~).)*[^\\])~~/g, '$1<s>$2</s>')
           // __underline__
-          .replace(/([^\\])?__([^\n]*[^\\])__/g, '$1<u>$2</u>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?__((?:(?!__).)*[^\\])__/g, '$1<u>$2</u>')
           // **bold**
-          .replace(/([^\\])?\*\*([^\n]*[^\\])\*\*/g, '$1<b>$2</b>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?\*\*((?:(?!\*\*).)*[^\\])\*\*/g, '$1<b>$2</b>')
           // *italic*
-          .replace(/([^\\])?\*([^\n]*[^\\])\*/g, '$1<i>$2</i>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?\*([^*]*[^\\*])\*/g, '$1<i>$2</i>')
           // _italic_
-          .replace(/([^\\])?_([^\n]*[^\\])_/g, '$1<i>$2</i>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?_([^_]*[^\\_])_/g, '$1<i>$2</i>')
           // `code`
-          .replace(/([^\\])?`([^\n]*[^\\])`/g, '$1<code>$2</code>')
+          .replace(/([^\\])?`([^`]*[^\\`])`/g, '$1<code>$2</code>')
           // ![image_title](source)
           .replace(
-            /([^\\])?\!\[([^\n]*[^\\]?)\]\(([^\n]*[^\\])\)/g,
-            '$1<img alt="" src="$3">$2</a>'
+            /([^\\])?\!\[([^\]]*[^\\\]]?)\]\(([^)]*[^\\)])\)/g,
+            '$1<img alt="" src="$3">$2</img>'
           )
           // [link](destination)
           .replace(
-            /([^\\])?\[([^\n]*[^\\])\]\(([^\n]*[^\\])\)/g,
+            /([^\\])?\[([^\]]*[^\\\]]?)\]\(([^)]*[^\\)])\)/g,
             '$1<a href="$3">$2</a>'
           )
       )
-      .join('<br>');
+      .map((line) =>
+        line.startsWith('<blockquote>') ? line : `<p>${line}</p>`
+      )
+      .join('');
+    return parsed;
   }
   const $modules = document.querySelector('#modules');
   for (let mod of modules.loaded.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -176,7 +183,7 @@ window['__start'] = async () => {
         <p class="tags">${mod.tags
           .map((tag) => (tag.startsWith('#') ? tag : `#${tag}`))
           .join(' ')}</p>
-        <p class="desc">${markdown(mod.desc)}</p>
+        <div class="desc">${markdown(mod.desc)}</div>
         <p>
           <a href="https://github.com/${mod.author}" class="author">
             <img src="https://github.com/${mod.author}.png" />
diff --git a/mods/core/mod.js b/mods/core/mod.js
index 66a3c58..574d4d4 100644
--- a/mods/core/mod.js
+++ b/mods/core/mod.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
   id: '0f0bf8b6-eae6-4273-b307-8fc43f2ee082',
   tags: ['core', 'extension'],
   name: 'notion-enhancer core',
-  desc: `the **modloader** itself, _including_: the [CLI](https://github.com), the \`menu\`, and ~~enabling/disabling/insertion/updating of~~ mods.
+  desc: `> the **modloader** itself, _including_: the [CLI](https://github.com), the \`menu\`, and ~~enabling/disabling/insertion/updating of~~ mods.
     ![](https://preview.redd.it/vtiw9ulqlt951.png?width=1368&format=png&auto=webp&s=733d8b27ec62151c7858b4eca463f809ead6395a)`,
   version: require('../../package.json').version,
   author: 'dragonwocky',