Mmh, interesting! because, no, I haven’t installed any plugin.
I’m using the integrated markdown or should I say “parsedown” functionality as mentioned here (https://getkirby.com/docs/cheatsheet/options/markdown-parser). If I name the type “textarea”, then I don’t see the markdown being parsed (see green text in image) in the content field … I’m using Kirby 2.5.12 more or less out of the box.
The only thing I did do was to update parsedown as described in this post (Markdown (Extra) Footnotes don’t render as HTML but text)