Node.tpl.php Variables

$content
Node content, teaser if it is a summary.

$date
Formatted creation date.

$directory
The directory the theme is located in, e.g. themes/garland.

$id
The sequential ID of the node being displayed in a list.

$is_front
True if the front page is currently being displayed.

$links
Node links.

$name
Formatted name of author.

$node (object)
The node object.

$node_url
Link to node.

$page
True if the node is being displayed by itself as a page.

$picture
HTML for user picture, if enabled.

$sticky
True if the node is sticky.

$submitted
Author and create date, if the node info display is enabled for this node type.

$taxonomy (array)
array of HTML links for taxonomy terms.

$teaser
Only returns the teaser rather than the full node text.

$terms
HTML for taxonomy terms.

$title
Title of node.

$zebra
Alternates between odd/even in a list.

Page.tpl.php Variables

Variables & Description:

$base_path
Base URL path of the Drupal installation.

$breadcrumb
HTML for displaying the breadcrumbs at the top of the page.

$closure
Required at the bottom of the page, for any javascript that needs to be called once the page is displayed.

$content
The HTML content generated by Drupal to be displayed.

$css
An array of all the CSS files for the current page.

$directory
Directory the theme is located in, e.g. themes/garland.

$feed_icons
A string of all feed icons for the current page.

$footer_message
Footer message as defined in the admin settings.

$head
HTML as generated by drupal_get_html_head().

$head_title
Text to be displayed in the page title.

$help
Dynamic help text, mostly for admin pages.

$is_front
True if the front page is currently being displayed. Used to toggle the mission.

$language
Language the site is being displayed in.

$layout
Used to style different types of layout ('none', 'left', 'right' or 'both') differently, depending on how many sidebars are enabled.

$logo
Path to the logo image, as defined in theme configuration.

$messages
HTML for status and error messages, to be displayed at the top of the page.

$mission
Text of the site mission, empty when display has been disabled in theme settings.

$node
(5.x and after only) If you are in page.tpl.php displaying a node in full page view then $node is available to your template.

$primary_links (array)
Array containing the links as they have been defined in the phptemplate specific configuration block.

$scripts
HTML to load the JavaScript files and make the JS settings available. Previously, javascript files are hardcoded into the page.tpl.php

$search_box
True(1) if the search box has been enabled.

$secondary_links (array)
An array containing the links as they have been defined in the phptemplate specific configuration block.

$sidebar_left
HTML for the left sidebar.

$sidebar_right
HTML for the right sidebar.

$site_name
Name of the site, empty when display has been disabled in theme settings.

$site_slogan
Slogan of the site, empty when display has been disabled in theme settings.

$styles
Required for stylesheet switching to work, prints out required style tags.

$tabs
HTML for displaying tabs at the top of the page.

$title
Title, different from head_title, as this is just the node title most of the time.