TBL Format

TBL files are lists of strings, and the games use an index to look up the corresponding string. TBL files contain unit names and stats, dialog and game texts, file paths to resources such as graphics or sounds, etc. TBL files are used in StarCraft and WarCraft II.

For a converter between TBL files and TXT files, see IronTBL.

Download TBL hexpat file for the ImHex hex editor.

String count

Offset	0x0000
Length	2 bytes
Description	Number of strings in file.
Values	Integer value between 0 and 65535.

Offsets

Offset	0x0002
Length	2 bytes * string count
Description	Offset in the file to the corresponding string.
Values	Integer value between 0 and 65535.

Strings

Offset	Variable
Length	Offset for next string - offset for current string.
Description	The string data. The string $n$ is between the offset for string $n$ and the offset for string $n + 1$ . The last string is between its offset and the end of the file.
Values	Any string data and control characters, including multiple NULL characters.