This gate is great!!! It swings shut by its self and also has the option to stay open as well if opened all the way . It’s very very sturdy and my son hangs off of it and leans back and it doesn’t budge. We had a serious issue finding a gate that would work with our stairs due to them having a hand rail on the wall as well inches and width are perfect. 🤩🤩🤩. Boom 💥 we tried many different ones on Amazon and they were so disappointing size wise and flimsy.