Note that remark is the only supported markdown parser (withastro#991)

* Note that remark is the only supported markdown parser Closes withastro#990 * Correct spelling Co-authored-by: Sarah Rainsberger <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Sarah Rainsberger <[email protected]>
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 ## Configuring Markdown
 
-You can customize your Markdown parsing by modifing your `astro.config.mjs`. [Here you can read the full reference](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#markdown-options).
+Markdown support in Astro is powered by [remark](https://remark.js.org/), a powerful parsing and processing tool with an active ecosystem. Other Markdown parsers like Pandoc and markdown-it are not currently supported.
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+You can customize how remark parses your Markdown in `astro.config.mjs`. See [the reference documentation](/en/reference/configuration-reference/#markdown-options) for full configuration details or follow our guides below on how to add remark plugins and customize syntax highlighting.
 
 ### Markdown Plugins