HRESULT 0x80097012 (MSSIPOTF_E_NOT_OPENTYPE): meaning and diagnosis

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The input bytes are not recognized as an OpenType font container.

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MSSIPOTF_E_FAILED_HINTS_CHECK	MSSIPOTF_E_FILE

MSSIPOTF_E_NOT_OPENTYPE

The input is not recognized as OpenType

MSSIPOTF_E_NOT_OPENTYPE is a container-recognition failure. A filename ending in .ttf, .otf, or .ttc is not evidence that its bytes have the OpenType structure expected by the checker.

The input may be a different font format, an HTML error page saved as a font, a compressed wrapper passed to the wrong stage, a partial download, or a damaged file whose first structures no longer identify a valid container. Diagnose the first bytes and the producer pipeline before investigating individual OpenType tables.

How to investigate

Verify the artifact’s MIME/download path and inspect its initial bytes rather than trusting the extension.
For a collection, ensure the tool receives the collection as a supported input and the correct font index where applicable.
Use a format-aware tool to classify the input; do not rename arbitrary data to .ttf as a repair.

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