The following is an example of the TABLES section of a DXF file.
| 0 SECTION 2 TABLES | Beginning of TABLES section |
| 0 TABLE 2 <table type> 5 <handle> 100 AcDbSymbolTable 70 <max. entries> | Common table group codes; repeats for each entry |
| 0 <table type> 5 <handle> 100 AcDbSymbolTableRecord . . <data> . | Table entry data; repeats for each table record |
| 0 ENDTAB | End of table |
| 0 ENDSEC | End of TABLES section |