function counter_with_html(max, string, html_counter) {
    var _html_counter = document.getElementById(html_counter);

    var _count = max - string.length;

    if (_count < 0) {
        _html_counter.style.color = '#CC0000';
    } else {
        _html_counter.style.color = '#000000';
    }

    _html_counter.innerHTML = _count;
}

function counter_with_out_html(max, string, html_counter) {
    counter_with_html(max, string.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/ig,""), html_counter);
}