diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a67747e..70a4a7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,37 +3,3 @@
 ```sh
 pnpm install https://git.methanium.net/methanium/ui/releases/download/latest/methanium-ui.tgz
 ```
-
-## Markdown
-
-The renderer is available from the package root. The live editor, compact text
-renderer, and emoji APIs use the `@methanium/ui/markdown` entry point.
-
-```tsx
-import { Markdown } from "@methanium/ui";
-import {
-  EmojiProvider,
-  Input,
-  createEmojiRegistry,
-} from "@methanium/ui/markdown";
-
-const registry = createEmojiRegistry({
-  customEmojis: [
-    {
-      shortcode: ":party_parrot:",
-      aliases: [":parrot_party:"],
-      src: "/emoji/party-parrot.webp",
-    },
-  ],
-});
-
-<EmojiProvider registry={registry}>
-  <Input value={value} setValue={setValue} />
-  <Markdown content={value} />
-</EmojiProvider>;
-```
-
-Custom shortcodes and aliases must be unique and may not collide with built-in
-Twemoji names. Twemoji graphics are bundled locally and do not use a CDN. The
-graphics are provided by the [Twemoji project](https://github.com/jdecked/twemoji)
-under CC-BY 4.0; code is licensed under MIT.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60b620c..adaec3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@methanium/ui",
-  "version": "0.0.25",
+  "version": "0.0.26",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/markdown/markdown.tsx b/src/markdown/markdown.tsx
index 07caf8c..99a3338 100644
--- a/src/markdown/markdown.tsx
+++ b/src/markdown/markdown.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { EmojiProvider, useEmojiRegistry } from "./emoji-context";
 import type { EmojiRegistry } from "./emoji-data";
 import { parseCodeMeta, remarkCodeMeta } from "./markdown-meta";
 import { remarkEmoji } from "./remark-emoji";
+import { remarkSmallMuted } from "./remark-small-muted";
 
 export type MarkdownTheme = "light" | "dark";
 export type MarkdownVariant = "article" | "compact";
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ function Markdown({
     remarkMath,
     remarkBreaks,
     remarkCodeMeta,
+    remarkSmallMuted,
     [remarkEmoji, { registry }],
   ];
 
diff --git a/src/markdown/remark-small-muted.ts b/src/markdown/remark-small-muted.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6beadd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/markdown/remark-small-muted.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import type { Emphasis, Parent, Root, Text } from "mdast";
+import { SKIP, visit } from "unist-util-visit";
+
+const delimiter = "??++";
+
+export function remarkSmallMuted() {
+  return (tree: Root) => {
+    visit(tree, "text", (node: Text, index, parent: Parent | undefined) => {
+      if (index === undefined || !parent) return;
+
+      const children: Parent["children"] = [];
+      let cursor = 0;
+      let opening = node.value.indexOf(delimiter);
+
+      while (opening !== -1) {
+        const contentStart = opening + delimiter.length;
+        const closing = node.value.indexOf(delimiter, contentStart);
+        if (closing === -1) break;
+
+        if (opening > cursor) {
+          children.push({ type: "text", value: node.value.slice(cursor, opening) });
+        }
+        children.push({
+          type: "emphasis",
+          children: [{ type: "text", value: node.value.slice(contentStart, closing) }],
+          data: {
+            hName: "span",
+            hProperties: { className: ["text-xs", "text-muted-foreground"] },
+          },
+        } satisfies Emphasis);
+
+        cursor = closing + delimiter.length;
+        opening = node.value.indexOf(delimiter, cursor);
+      }
+
+      if (children.length === 0) return;
+      if (cursor < node.value.length) {
+        children.push({ type: "text", value: node.value.slice(cursor) });
+      }
+
+      parent.children.splice(index, 1, ...children);
+      return [SKIP, index + children.length];
+    });
+  };
+}