This study intends to determine the impact of online learning on students' digital literacy skills. It employed a phenomenological research method and gathered data through in-depth interviews with five students. Data analysis was performed using horizontalization and a cluster of meaning stages. The study examined students' digital literacy competencies, the integration of online learning in enhancing students' digital literacy, and the effects of online learning on students' digital literacy. Students' digital literacy competencies encompass their understanding of digital media usage, social media platforms, online activities, and skills in searching, accessing, and processing information on digital platforms. The incorporation of online learning to enhance students' digital literacy encompassed the initiation of online learning during the early stages of the pandemic, identifying the shortcomings of online learning during that period, introducing collaborative group work in online learning, and utilizing diverse video conference platforms in online learning designs to deliver course content and enhance students' digital literacy skills. The effects of online learning encompass students' enthusiasm, the positive influence of video conference platforms in supporting learning during the pandemic, the negative consequences of online learning, and students' expectations regarding its implementation.