hi, can we apply custom font to asp:textbox object using custom font? i dont find it working with my sample

CSS
Code:
.font_malyalam1
{
	font-family: Jwala;
	font-size:12px;
}
HTML
Code:
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server" Height="185px" Width="375px" TextMode="MultiLine" CssClass="font_malyalam1" ></asp:TextBox>
unless i do these

Code:
    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        TextBox2.Font.Name = "Jwala"
    End Sub